How To Install python3-hid on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hid on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-hid
python3-hid is:
This has been tested with:
- the PIC18F4550 on the development board from CCS with their example program.
- the Fine Offset WH3081 Weather Station.
It works on Linux, Windows XP and OS X.
HIDAPI is a multi-platform library which allows an application to interface with USB and Bluetooth HID-Class devices on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X. HIDAPI can be either built as a shared library (.so or .dll) or can be embedded directly into a target application by adding a single source file (per platform) and a single header.
This package contains HIDAPI for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-hid 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 python3-hid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-hid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-hid
Install python3-hid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-hid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-hid
Install python3-hid 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 python3-hid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-hid
How To Uninstall python3-hid on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-hid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-hid
Uninstall python3-hid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-hid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hid
Remove python3-hid Configurations and Data
To remove python3-hid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hid
Remove python3-hid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-hid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-hid
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hid package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
