How To Install wfrog on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wfrog
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wfrog
wfrog is:
wfrog is a software for logging weather station data and statistics, viewing them graphically on the web and sending them to a remote FTP site. The layout and behaviour is fully customizable through an advanced configuration system. It is written in python with an extensible architecture allowing new station drivers to be written very easily. wfrog supports many weather stations and is compliant with the WESTEP protocol. Supported stations:
- Ambient Weather WS1080
- Davis VantagePro, VantagePro2
- Elecsa AstroTouch 6975
- Fine Offset Electronics WH1080, WH1081, WH1090, WH1091, WH2080, WH2081, WH3080
- Freetec PX1117
- LaCrosse 2300 series, WS28xx (in progress)
- Oregon Scientific WMR100N, WMR200, WMRS200, WMR928X
- PCE FWS20
- Scientific Sales Pro Touch Screen Weather Station
- Topcom National Geographic 265NE
- Watson W8681
There are three methods to install wfrog
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 wfrog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wfrog
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wfrog
Install wfrog Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wfrog
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wfrog
Install wfrog 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 wfrog
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wfrog
How To Uninstall wfrog on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wfrog
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wfrog
Uninstall wfrog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wfrog
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wfrog
Remove wfrog Configurations and Data
To remove wfrog
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wfrog
Remove wfrog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wfrog
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wfrog
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wfrog
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.