How To Install uhome on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uhome on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is uhome
uhome is:
uHome is a utility, useful in smart home automation, that tests whether or not you’re at home, by looking for devices (such as your phone) on the local network.
There are three methods to install uhome 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 uhome Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install uhome using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uhome
Install uhome Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uhome using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uhome
Install uhome 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 uhome using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uhome
How To Uninstall uhome on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the uhome package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uhome
Uninstall uhome And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uhome and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uhome
Remove uhome Configurations and Data
To remove uhome configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uhome
Remove uhome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uhome configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uhome
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uhome package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
