How To Install libfsotransport3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsotransport3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libfsotransport3 is freesmartphone.org transport library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsotransport3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfsotransport3

libfsotransport3 is:

This library contains transport classes useful for serial programming.

This package is part of the freesmartphone.org software stack and is targeted for smartphones.

There are three methods to install libfsotransport3 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 libfsotransport3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfsotransport3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfsotransport3

Install libfsotransport3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfsotransport3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfsotransport3

Install libfsotransport3 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 libfsotransport3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfsotransport3

How To Uninstall libfsotransport3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfsotransport3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfsotransport3

Uninstall libfsotransport3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfsotransport3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfsotransport3

Remove libfsotransport3 Configurations and Data

To remove libfsotransport3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfsotransport3

Remove libfsotransport3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfsotransport3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfsotransport3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsotransport3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.