How To Install tinyos-source on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyos-source on Debian 9.
What is tinyos-source
tinyos-source is:
TinyOS is an open source, BSD-licensed operating system designed for low-power wireless devices, such as those used in sensor networks, ubiquitous computing, personal area networks, smart buildings, and smart meters.
This package contains the TinyOS source code.
There are three methods to install tinyos-source 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 tinyos-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tinyos-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tinyos-source
Install tinyos-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tinyos-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tinyos-source
Install tinyos-source 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 tinyos-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tinyos-source
How To Uninstall tinyos-source on Debian 9
To uninstall only the tinyos-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tinyos-source
Uninstall tinyos-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tinyos-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tinyos-source
Remove tinyos-source Configurations and Data
To remove tinyos-source configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tinyos-source
Remove tinyos-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tinyos-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tinyos-source
Dependencies
tinyos-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyos-source package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.