How To Install libow-3.2-3 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libow-3.2-3 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libow-3.2-3
libow-3.2-3 is:
The 1-Wire bus is a cheap low-speed bus for devices like weather sensors, access control, etc. It can be attached to your system via serial, USB, I2C, and other interfaces.
This package includes the ow library that is able to talk directly to 1-wire buses.
There are three methods to install libow-3.2-3 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libow-3.2-3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libow-3.2-3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libow-3.2-3
Install libow-3.2-3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libow-3.2-3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libow-3.2-3
Install libow-3.2-3 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 libow-3.2-3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libow-3.2-3
How To Uninstall libow-3.2-3 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libow-3.2-3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libow-3.2-3
Uninstall libow-3.2-3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libow-3.2-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libow-3.2-3
Remove libow-3.2-3 Configurations and Data
To remove libow-3.2-3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libow-3.2-3
Remove libow-3.2-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libow-3.2-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libow-3.2-3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libow-3.2-3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
