How To Install aes2501-wy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aes2501-wy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is aes2501-wy
aes2501-wy is:
Command line scanning sofware for AES2501 usb fingerprint reader. The output are grayscale pnm files with quite good quality.
The AES 2501 fingerprint scanner vendor is Authentec and this sensor can be found in:
- Medion MD85264 USB sensor
- HP nx6125 notebook
- HP Compaq 6710b
- HP Compaq 6510b
- HP Compaq nx6320
- HP nx6325
- HP Compaq nc8430
- HP Compaq nc6320
- Compaq HEL80/81 notebook
- Fujitsu-Siemens P7120 notebook.
- LG P1 PRO Express Dual notebook.
- LG S1 Pro Express Dual notebook
- Lenovo 3000 N100
- Lenovo 3000 n200 notebook
- Toshiba Libretto U100
- Toshiba Portégé R200 notebook
- Targa Traveller 1577 X2
There are three methods to install aes2501-wy 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 aes2501-wy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aes2501-wy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aes2501-wy
Install aes2501-wy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aes2501-wy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aes2501-wy
Install aes2501-wy 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 aes2501-wy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aes2501-wy
How To Uninstall aes2501-wy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the aes2501-wy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aes2501-wy
Uninstall aes2501-wy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aes2501-wy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aes2501-wy
Remove aes2501-wy Configurations and Data
To remove aes2501-wy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aes2501-wy
Remove aes2501-wy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aes2501-wy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aes2501-wy
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aes2501-wy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
