How To Install python-smbus on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smbus on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-smbus
python-smbus is:
This Python module allows SMBus access through the I2C /dev interface on Linux hosts. The host kernel must have I2C support, I2C device interface support, and a bus adapter driver.
There are three methods to install python-smbus 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-smbus 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-smbus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-smbus
Install python-smbus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-smbus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-smbus
Install python-smbus 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-smbus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-smbus
How To Uninstall python-smbus on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-smbus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-smbus
Uninstall python-smbus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-smbus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-smbus
Remove python-smbus Configurations and Data
To remove python-smbus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-smbus
Remove python-smbus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-smbus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-smbus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smbus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
