How To Install canmatrix-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install canmatrix-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. canmatrix-utils is Handle CAN (Controller Area Network) descriptions - cmdline utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install canmatrix-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is canmatrix-utils

canmatrix-utils is:

Canmatrix implements a “Python CAN Matrix Object” which describes the CAN-communication itself and some auxiliary objects (Boardunits, Frames, Signals, Values, …) Canmatrix also includes two Tools (canconvert and cancompare) for converting and comparing CAN databases. There are also some extract and merge options for dealing with CAN databases.

Supported file formats for import:

  • .dbc candb / Vector
  • .dbf Busmaster (open source!)
  • .kcd kayak (open source!)
  • .arxml autosar system description
  • .yaml dump of the Python object
  • .xls(x) excel xls-import, works with .xls-file generated by this lib
  • .sym peak pcan can description Supported file formats for export:
  • .dbc
  • .dbf
  • .kcd
  • .xls(x)
  • .json Canard (open source!)
  • .arxml (very basic implementation)
  • .yaml (dump of the Python object)
  • .sym

This package provides the cmdline tools.

There are three methods to install canmatrix-utils 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 canmatrix-utils Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install canmatrix-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install canmatrix-utils

Install canmatrix-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install canmatrix-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install canmatrix-utils

Install canmatrix-utils 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 canmatrix-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install canmatrix-utils

How To Uninstall canmatrix-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the canmatrix-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove canmatrix-utils

Uninstall canmatrix-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall canmatrix-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove canmatrix-utils

Remove canmatrix-utils Configurations and Data

To remove canmatrix-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge canmatrix-utils

Remove canmatrix-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove canmatrix-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge canmatrix-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install canmatrix-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.