How To Install libi2c0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libi2c0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libi2c0
libi2c0 is:
I2C devices are usually controlled by a kernel driver. Using this library it is also possible to access all devices on an adapter from userspace and without the knowledge of Linux kernel internals.
This package contains what you need to run programs that use this library.
There are three methods to install libi2c0 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 libi2c0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libi2c0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libi2c0
Install libi2c0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libi2c0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libi2c0
Install libi2c0 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 libi2c0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libi2c0
How To Uninstall libi2c0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libi2c0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libi2c0
Uninstall libi2c0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libi2c0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libi2c0
Remove libi2c0 Configurations and Data
To remove libi2c0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libi2c0
Remove libi2c0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libi2c0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libi2c0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libi2c0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
