How To Install aseba-plugin-blockly on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aseba-plugin-blockly on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is aseba-plugin-blockly
aseba-plugin-blockly is:
This package allows one to program small robots with the “blockly” approach, it enhances the package Aseba.
Aseba is a lightweight virtual machine, small enough to run on any 16 bits microcontroller. In Aseba, all virtual machines are linked in a network and all their programs are developed and debugged from a single application, Aseba Studio.
Aseba allows one to program Thymio, a small robot to discover the universe of robotics and learn a robot’s language.
There are three methods to install aseba-plugin-blockly 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 aseba-plugin-blockly Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aseba-plugin-blockly using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aseba-plugin-blockly
Install aseba-plugin-blockly Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aseba-plugin-blockly using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aseba-plugin-blockly
Install aseba-plugin-blockly 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 aseba-plugin-blockly using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aseba-plugin-blockly
How To Uninstall aseba-plugin-blockly on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the aseba-plugin-blockly package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aseba-plugin-blockly
Uninstall aseba-plugin-blockly And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aseba-plugin-blockly and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aseba-plugin-blockly
Remove aseba-plugin-blockly Configurations and Data
To remove aseba-plugin-blockly configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aseba-plugin-blockly
Remove aseba-plugin-blockly configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aseba-plugin-blockly configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aseba-plugin-blockly
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aseba-plugin-blockly package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
