How To Install rtirq-init on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtirq-init on Debian 9.
What is rtirq-init
rtirq-init is:
This package contains a script to prioritize IRQ thread handlers on a kernel patched with realtime-preempt patch from Ingo Molnar. The script takes advantage of the fact that realtime kernels use threads for IRQs management, and as such these threads (like any other thread running on your system) can be given maximum priority in an effort to minimize the latency of audio peripherals.
The script identifies the audio devices present on the machine and raises the priority of the threads that handle the IRQs of such devices.
There are three methods to install rtirq-init on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rtirq-init Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rtirq-init using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rtirq-init
Install rtirq-init Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rtirq-init using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rtirq-init
Install rtirq-init 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 rtirq-init using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rtirq-init
How To Uninstall rtirq-init on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rtirq-init package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rtirq-init
Uninstall rtirq-init And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rtirq-init and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rtirq-init
Remove rtirq-init Configurations and Data
To remove rtirq-init configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rtirq-init
Remove rtirq-init configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rtirq-init configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rtirq-init
Dependencies
rtirq-init have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtirq-init package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.