How To Install wmaloader on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmaloader on Debian 9.
What is wmaloader
wmaloader is:
wmaloader is a simple program that can download filesystem images to the Linksys WMA11B. It performs the same function as the Windows XP/2000 Digital Media Adapter Application Loader (supplied with the original software) but can run on other operating systems. This allows the Linksys Wireless Media adapter to be booted from a Linux system. It does not supply media files to the device (yet!) but even so it might prove useful to those who wish to experiment hacking the device.
There are three methods to install wmaloader 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 wmaloader Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmaloader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmaloader
Install wmaloader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmaloader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmaloader
Install wmaloader 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 wmaloader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmaloader
How To Uninstall wmaloader on Debian 9
To uninstall only the wmaloader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmaloader
Uninstall wmaloader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmaloader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmaloader
Remove wmaloader Configurations and Data
To remove wmaloader configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmaloader
Remove wmaloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmaloader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmaloader
Dependencies
wmaloader have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmaloader package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.