How To Install python-hidapi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hidapi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-hidapi
python-hidapi is:
Python bindings for libhidapi for working with Human Interface Devices such as mouses and keyboards.
There are three methods to install python-hidapi 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-hidapi 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-hidapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-hidapi
Install python-hidapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-hidapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-hidapi
Install python-hidapi 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-hidapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-hidapi
How To Uninstall python-hidapi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-hidapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-hidapi
Uninstall python-hidapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-hidapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hidapi
Remove python-hidapi Configurations and Data
To remove python-hidapi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-hidapi
Remove python-hidapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-hidapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hidapi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hidapi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
