How To Install libsimavr1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimavr1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsimavr1
libsimavr1 is:
A library for advanced AVR core and peripheral circuitry prototyping including AVR firmware simulated execution, VCD waveform creation and live debugging. For more information see virtual circuitry peripheral prototyping and simulation examples provided by libsimavr-examples package.
This package contains shared library providing AVR simulation functionality.
There are three methods to install libsimavr1 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 libsimavr1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsimavr1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsimavr1
Install libsimavr1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsimavr1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsimavr1
Install libsimavr1 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 libsimavr1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsimavr1
How To Uninstall libsimavr1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsimavr1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsimavr1
Uninstall libsimavr1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsimavr1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsimavr1
Remove libsimavr1 Configurations and Data
To remove libsimavr1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsimavr1
Remove libsimavr1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsimavr1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsimavr1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimavr1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
