How To Install libsml1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsml1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsml1
libsml1 is:
libSML is a library which implements the Smart Messaging Language (SML) protocol specified by VDE’s Forum Netztechnik/Netzbetrieb (FNN). It can be utilized to communicate to FNN specified Smart Meters or Smart Meter components (EDL/MUC).
There are three methods to install libsml1 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 libsml1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsml1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsml1
Install libsml1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsml1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsml1
Install libsml1 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 libsml1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsml1
How To Uninstall libsml1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsml1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsml1
Uninstall libsml1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsml1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsml1
Remove libsml1 Configurations and Data
To remove libsml1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsml1
Remove libsml1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsml1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsml1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsml1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.