How To Install xoscope on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xoscope on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xoscope
xoscope is:
Xoscope is a oscilloscope using input from a sound card or EsounD server and/or a COMEDI hardware. Includes 8 signal displays, variable time scale, math, memory, measurements, and file save/load.
There are three methods to install xoscope 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 xoscope Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xoscope using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xoscope
Install xoscope Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xoscope using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xoscope
Install xoscope 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 xoscope using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xoscope
How To Uninstall xoscope on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xoscope package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xoscope
Uninstall xoscope And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xoscope and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xoscope
Remove xoscope Configurations and Data
To remove xoscope configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xoscope
Remove xoscope configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xoscope configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xoscope
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xoscope package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
