How To Install olpc-xo1-hw on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install olpc-xo1-hw on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is olpc-xo1-hw
olpc-xo1-hw is:
This package contains necessary scripts and other things to support OLPC’s XO-1 hardware. This hardware is a mix between a laptop and an embedded device, and it has some pretty quirky hardware. Thus, it needs some special handling.
There are three methods to install olpc-xo1-hw 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 olpc-xo1-hw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install olpc-xo1-hw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install olpc-xo1-hw
Install olpc-xo1-hw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install olpc-xo1-hw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install olpc-xo1-hw
Install olpc-xo1-hw 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 olpc-xo1-hw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install olpc-xo1-hw
How To Uninstall olpc-xo1-hw on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the olpc-xo1-hw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove olpc-xo1-hw
Uninstall olpc-xo1-hw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall olpc-xo1-hw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove olpc-xo1-hw
Remove olpc-xo1-hw Configurations and Data
To remove olpc-xo1-hw configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge olpc-xo1-hw
Remove olpc-xo1-hw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove olpc-xo1-hw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge olpc-xo1-hw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install olpc-xo1-hw package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
