How To Install w1retap-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is w1retap-sqlite
w1retap-sqlite is:
The w1retap package reads weather sensors on a 1-Wire bus and data 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 SQLite database for storage.
There are three methods to install w1retap-sqlite 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-sqlite 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-sqlite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install w1retap-sqlite
Install w1retap-sqlite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install w1retap-sqlite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install w1retap-sqlite
Install w1retap-sqlite 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-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install w1retap-sqlite
How To Uninstall w1retap-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the w1retap-sqlite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove w1retap-sqlite
Uninstall w1retap-sqlite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall w1retap-sqlite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove w1retap-sqlite
Remove w1retap-sqlite Configurations and Data
To remove w1retap-sqlite configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge w1retap-sqlite
Remove w1retap-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove w1retap-sqlite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge w1retap-sqlite
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap-sqlite package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
