How To Install libsigrokdecode-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsigrokdecode-dev
libsigrokdecode-dev is:
libsigrokdecode is a shared library which provides (streaming) protocol decoding functionality.
The protocol decoders are written in Python (>= 3.2).
This package contains the header files and other development files.
There are three methods to install libsigrokdecode-dev 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 libsigrokdecode-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigrokdecode-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigrokdecode-dev
Install libsigrokdecode-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigrokdecode-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigrokdecode-dev
Install libsigrokdecode-dev 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 libsigrokdecode-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigrokdecode-dev
How To Uninstall libsigrokdecode-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsigrokdecode-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigrokdecode-dev
Uninstall libsigrokdecode-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigrokdecode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigrokdecode-dev
Remove libsigrokdecode-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsigrokdecode-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigrokdecode-dev
Remove libsigrokdecode-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigrokdecode-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigrokdecode-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
