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