How To Install libftdipp1-3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdipp1-3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libftdipp1-3
libftdipp1-3 is:
This library could talk to FTDI’s FT232BM, FT245BM, FT2232C, FT2232D, FT245R, FT232H and FT230X type USB chips from userspace. It uses libusb 1.0 to communicate with the chips.
Functionalities include the possibility to use the chips in standard mode, in bitbang mode, and to read or write the serial EEPROM.
This is the C++ version of the library.
There are three methods to install libftdipp1-3 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 libftdipp1-3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libftdipp1-3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftdipp1-3
Install libftdipp1-3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libftdipp1-3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftdipp1-3
Install libftdipp1-3 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 libftdipp1-3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftdipp1-3
How To Uninstall libftdipp1-3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libftdipp1-3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftdipp1-3
Uninstall libftdipp1-3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftdipp1-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftdipp1-3
Remove libftdipp1-3 Configurations and Data
To remove libftdipp1-3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftdipp1-3
Remove libftdipp1-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftdipp1-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftdipp1-3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdipp1-3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
