How To Install libsocketcan2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocketcan2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsocketcan2
libsocketcan2 is:
This userspace library allows one to do common configure/control tasks on SocketCAN interface.
There are three methods to install libsocketcan2 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 libsocketcan2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocketcan2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocketcan2
Install libsocketcan2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocketcan2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocketcan2
Install libsocketcan2 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 libsocketcan2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocketcan2
How To Uninstall libsocketcan2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsocketcan2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocketcan2
Uninstall libsocketcan2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocketcan2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocketcan2
Remove libsocketcan2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsocketcan2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocketcan2
Remove libsocketcan2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocketcan2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocketcan2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocketcan2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
