How To Install python-nxt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nxt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-nxt
python-nxt is:
NXT-Python is a package for controlling a LEGO NXT robot using the Python programming language. It can communicate using either USB or Bluetooth.
There are three methods to install python-nxt 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-nxt 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-nxt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-nxt
Install python-nxt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-nxt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-nxt
Install python-nxt 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-nxt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-nxt
How To Uninstall python-nxt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-nxt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-nxt
Uninstall python-nxt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-nxt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nxt
Remove python-nxt Configurations and Data
To remove python-nxt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-nxt
Remove python-nxt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-nxt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nxt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nxt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
