How To Install qrtr-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qrtr-tools on Debian 12.
What is qrtr-tools
qrtr-tools is:
QRTR is Qualcomm’s IPC Router protocol, used for communicating with services provided by remote processors. It is mandatory for taking advantage of most features of recent Qualcomm SoCs, such as Wi-Fi, cellular modem, sensors…
This package contains the userspace tools and services provided by the reference userspace implementation of this protocol.
There are three methods to install qrtr-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qrtr-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qrtr-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qrtr-tools
Install qrtr-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qrtr-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qrtr-tools
Install qrtr-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install qrtr-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qrtr-tools
How To Uninstall qrtr-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qrtr-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qrtr-tools
Uninstall qrtr-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qrtr-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qrtr-tools
Remove qrtr-tools Configurations and Data
To remove qrtr-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qrtr-tools
Remove qrtr-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qrtr-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qrtr-tools
Dependencies
qrtr-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qrtr-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
