How To Install galileo-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install galileo-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is galileo-daemon
galileo-daemon is:
Galileo is a Python utility to securely synchronize a Fitbit device with the Fitbit web service. It allows you to browse your data on their website, and compatible applications. The main features of Galileo are: Synchronize your fitbit tracker with the fitbit server using the provided dongle; Securely communicate (using HTTPS) with the fitbit server; Save all your dumps locally for possible later analyse. Galileo supports the following trackers:
- Fitbit One
- Fitbit Zip
- Fitbit Flex
- Fitbit Force
- Fitbit Charge
- Fitbit Charge HR
This package installs galileo as a systemd daemon.
There are three methods to install galileo-daemon 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 galileo-daemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install galileo-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install galileo-daemon
Install galileo-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install galileo-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install galileo-daemon
Install galileo-daemon 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 galileo-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install galileo-daemon
How To Uninstall galileo-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the galileo-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove galileo-daemon
Uninstall galileo-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall galileo-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove galileo-daemon
Remove galileo-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove galileo-daemon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge galileo-daemon
Remove galileo-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove galileo-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge galileo-daemon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install galileo-daemon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
