How To Install libserialport0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserialport0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libserialport0
libserialport0 is:
libserialport is a minimal, cross-platform shared library that is intended to take care of the OS-specific details when writing software that uses serial ports.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libserialport0 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 libserialport0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libserialport0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libserialport0
Install libserialport0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libserialport0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libserialport0
Install libserialport0 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 libserialport0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libserialport0
How To Uninstall libserialport0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libserialport0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libserialport0
Uninstall libserialport0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libserialport0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserialport0
Remove libserialport0 Configurations and Data
To remove libserialport0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libserialport0
Remove libserialport0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libserialport0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libserialport0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserialport0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
