How To Install libnfc-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfc-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnfc-examples
libnfc-examples is:
libnfc is a library for Near Field Communication. It abstracts the low-level details of communicating with the devices away behind an easy-to-use high-level API. It supports most hardware based on the NXP PN531, PN532 or PN533 controller chips.
Some examples are provided with libnfc for debugging and/or educational purposes (nfc-anticol, nfc-emulate, etc.).
There are three methods to install libnfc-examples 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 libnfc-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfc-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnfc-examples
Install libnfc-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfc-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnfc-examples
Install libnfc-examples 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 libnfc-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnfc-examples
How To Uninstall libnfc-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnfc-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnfc-examples
Uninstall libnfc-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnfc-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfc-examples
Remove libnfc-examples Configurations and Data
To remove libnfc-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnfc-examples
Remove libnfc-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnfc-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfc-examples
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfc-examples package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
