How To Install gtkterm on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkterm on Ubuntu 20.04. gtkterm is simple GTK+ serial port terminal

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkterm on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gtkterm

gtkterm is:

gtkterm is a simple GTK+ terminal used to communicate with the serial port.

Its features :

  • Serial port terminal window
  • Serial port setup (speed, parity, bits, stopbits, flow control)
  • Using the termios API
  • Possible to send a file (only RAW data, no protocol)
  • End of line delay while sending a file
  • Special character wait before next line while sending a file
  • Possible to toggle control lines manually (DTR, CTS)
  • Also reads the state of control lines (RTS, CD, DSR, RI)

Author: Julien Schmitt julien@jls-info.com

There are three methods to install gtkterm 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 gtkterm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gtkterm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gtkterm

Install gtkterm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gtkterm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gtkterm

Install gtkterm 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 gtkterm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtkterm

How To Uninstall gtkterm on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gtkterm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtkterm

Uninstall gtkterm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtkterm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtkterm

Remove gtkterm Configurations and Data

To remove gtkterm configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtkterm

Remove gtkterm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gtkterm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtkterm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkterm package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.