How to Install i2c-tools software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install i2c-tools software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

i2c-tools software package provides heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install i2c-tools 

i2c-tools is installed in your system.

Make ensure the i2c-tools package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep i2c-tools *

You will get with i2c-tools package name, version, architecture and description in a table

i2c-tools package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Utilities
Package i2c-tools
Version 3.1.1-1
Description heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux
Sub Section utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove i2c-tools software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?