How To Install mdbus2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbus2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mdbus2
mdbus2 is:
mdbus allows one to list DBus methods, call them and listen to DBus events. It is easier to use than standard DBus commands. Extra functionality is interactive mode with tab completion.
There are three methods to install mdbus2 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 mdbus2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mdbus2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mdbus2
Install mdbus2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mdbus2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mdbus2
Install mdbus2 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 mdbus2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mdbus2
How To Uninstall mdbus2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mdbus2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mdbus2
Uninstall mdbus2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mdbus2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdbus2
Remove mdbus2 Configurations and Data
To remove mdbus2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mdbus2
Remove mdbus2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mdbus2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdbus2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbus2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
