How To Install python-ftdi1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ftdi1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ftdi1
python-ftdi1 is:
This library could talk to FTDI’s FT232BM, FT245BM, FT2232C, FT2232D, FT245R, FT232H and FT230X type USB chips from userspace. It uses libusb 1.0 to communicate with the chips.
Functionalities include the possibility to use the chips in standard mode, in bitbang mode, and to read or write the serial EEPROM.
This package provides the ftdi1 module on the Python 2 module path. It is complemented by python3-ftdi1.
There are three methods to install python-ftdi1 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 python-ftdi1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ftdi1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ftdi1
Install python-ftdi1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ftdi1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ftdi1
Install python-ftdi1 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 python-ftdi1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ftdi1
How To Uninstall python-ftdi1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ftdi1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ftdi1
Uninstall python-ftdi1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ftdi1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ftdi1
Remove python-ftdi1 Configurations and Data
To remove python-ftdi1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ftdi1
Remove python-ftdi1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ftdi1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ftdi1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ftdi1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
