How To Install lxi-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lxi-tools
lxi-tools is:
lxi-tools is collection of open source software tools that enables control of LXI-compatible instruments such as modern oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers etc.
There are three methods to install lxi-tools 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 lxi-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxi-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxi-tools
Install lxi-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxi-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxi-tools
Install lxi-tools 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 lxi-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxi-tools
How To Uninstall lxi-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lxi-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxi-tools
Uninstall lxi-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxi-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxi-tools
Remove lxi-tools Configurations and Data
To remove lxi-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxi-tools
Remove lxi-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxi-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxi-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
