How To Install w1retap-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is w1retap-mysql
w1retap-mysql is:
The w1retap package reads weather sensors on a 1-Wire bus and logs the retrieved data to the configured databases or files. It supports a number of different 1-Wire host bus adapters and 1-Wire sensors designed by Dallas Semiconductor Corp (now Maxim Integrated) and compatible sensors including those from AAG Electrónica and other hobby sensors.
This provides the capability to use a MySQL database for storage.
There are three methods to install w1retap-mysql 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 w1retap-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install w1retap-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install w1retap-mysql
Install w1retap-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install w1retap-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install w1retap-mysql
Install w1retap-mysql 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 w1retap-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install w1retap-mysql
How To Uninstall w1retap-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the w1retap-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove w1retap-mysql
Uninstall w1retap-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall w1retap-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove w1retap-mysql
Remove w1retap-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove w1retap-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge w1retap-mysql
Remove w1retap-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove w1retap-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge w1retap-mysql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
