How To Install wiringpi on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wiringpi on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is wiringpi
wiringpi is:
A command line utility for querying and controlling the GPIO pins from the shell.
There are three methods to install wiringpi 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 wiringpi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wiringpi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wiringpi
Install wiringpi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wiringpi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wiringpi
Install wiringpi 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 wiringpi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wiringpi
How To Uninstall wiringpi on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the wiringpi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wiringpi
Uninstall wiringpi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wiringpi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wiringpi
Remove wiringpi Configurations and Data
To remove wiringpi configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wiringpi
Remove wiringpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wiringpi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wiringpi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wiringpi package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
