How To Install libgpiod1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpiod1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgpiod1
libgpiod1 is:
libgpiod encapsulates the ioctl calls and data structures behind a straightforward API. This new character device interface guarantees all allocated resources are freed after closing the device file descriptor and adds several new features that are not present in the obsolete sysfs interface (like event polling, setting/reading multiple values at once or open-source and open-drain GPIOs).
This package contains the required shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libgpiod1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgpiod1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpiod1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpiod1
Install libgpiod1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpiod1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpiod1
Install libgpiod1 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpiod1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpiod1
How To Uninstall libgpiod1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgpiod1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpiod1
Uninstall libgpiod1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpiod1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpiod1
Remove libgpiod1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgpiod1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpiod1
Remove libgpiod1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpiod1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpiod1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpiod1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
