How To Install ttylog on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttylog on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ttylog
ttylog is:
Print everything that comes from a serial device to stdout. The device as well as the baud rate can be specified and a timeout can be set instead of just killing the process in order to stop it.
There are three methods to install ttylog 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 ttylog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ttylog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ttylog
Install ttylog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ttylog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ttylog
Install ttylog 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 ttylog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ttylog
How To Uninstall ttylog on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ttylog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ttylog
Uninstall ttylog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ttylog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttylog
Remove ttylog Configurations and Data
To remove ttylog configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ttylog
Remove ttylog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ttylog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttylog
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttylog package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
