How To Install w1retap-pgsql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap-pgsql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is w1retap-pgsql
w1retap-pgsql 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 PostgreSQL database for storage.
There are three methods to install w1retap-pgsql 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-pgsql 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-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install w1retap-pgsql
Install w1retap-pgsql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install w1retap-pgsql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install w1retap-pgsql
Install w1retap-pgsql 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-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install w1retap-pgsql
How To Uninstall w1retap-pgsql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the w1retap-pgsql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove w1retap-pgsql
Uninstall w1retap-pgsql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall w1retap-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove w1retap-pgsql
Remove w1retap-pgsql Configurations and Data
To remove w1retap-pgsql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge w1retap-pgsql
Remove w1retap-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove w1retap-pgsql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge w1retap-pgsql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap-pgsql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
