How To Install usbrelay on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbrelay on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is usbrelay
usbrelay is:
a small utility to control USB HID based relays that can be used for home automation or other switching needs. The devices are available from several sources and are able to handle up to 10A 250VAC.
An example application are USB controlable power switches. You may use such a switch to control the power supply of an external hard disk drive for backup purposes.
There are three methods to install usbrelay 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 usbrelay Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install usbrelay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install usbrelay
Install usbrelay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install usbrelay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install usbrelay
Install usbrelay 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 usbrelay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install usbrelay
How To Uninstall usbrelay on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the usbrelay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove usbrelay
Uninstall usbrelay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall usbrelay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbrelay
Remove usbrelay Configurations and Data
To remove usbrelay configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge usbrelay
Remove usbrelay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove usbrelay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbrelay
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbrelay package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
