How To Install libvisa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvisa-dev
libvisa-dev is:
The VISA API provides a common interface to test and measurement equipment that can be accessed via GPIB, USB or VXI-11 interfaces.
This package contains the development headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libvisa-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 libvisa-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 libvisa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvisa-dev
Install libvisa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvisa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvisa-dev
Install libvisa-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 libvisa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvisa-dev
How To Uninstall libvisa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvisa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvisa-dev
Uninstall libvisa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvisa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvisa-dev
Remove libvisa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvisa-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvisa-dev
Remove libvisa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvisa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvisa-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisa-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
