How To Install python-can on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-can on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-can
python-can is:
The Controller Area Network (CAN, aka “CAN bus”) is a bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other. It has priority based bus arbitration, reliable deterministic communication. It is used in cars, trucks, boats, wheelchairs and more.
The ‘can’ package provides controller area network support for Python developers; providing “common abstractions to different hardware devices”, and a suite of utilities for sending and receiving messages on a can bus.
This package provides the bindings for Python 2.x
There are three methods to install python-can 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 python-can Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-can using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-can
Install python-can Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-can using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-can
Install python-can 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 python-can using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-can
How To Uninstall python-can on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-can package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-can
Uninstall python-can And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-can and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-can
Remove python-can Configurations and Data
To remove python-can configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-can
Remove python-can configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-can configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-can
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-can package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
