How To Install libownet-3.1-5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libownet-3.1-5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libownet-3.1-5
libownet-3.1-5 is:
The 1-Wire bus is a cheap low-speed bus for devices like weather sensors, access control, etc. It can be attached to your system via serial, USB, I2C, and other interfaces.
This package includes the ownet library that is able to talk to a owserver in order to get/send 1-wire information.
There are three methods to install libownet-3.1-5 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 libownet-3.1-5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libownet-3.1-5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libownet-3.1-5
Install libownet-3.1-5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libownet-3.1-5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libownet-3.1-5
Install libownet-3.1-5 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 libownet-3.1-5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libownet-3.1-5
How To Uninstall libownet-3.1-5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libownet-3.1-5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libownet-3.1-5
Uninstall libownet-3.1-5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libownet-3.1-5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libownet-3.1-5
Remove libownet-3.1-5 Configurations and Data
To remove libownet-3.1-5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libownet-3.1-5
Remove libownet-3.1-5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libownet-3.1-5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libownet-3.1-5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libownet-3.1-5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
