How To Install python3-serial on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-serial on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-serial
python3-serial is:
This module encapsulates the access for the serial port. It provides back-ends for standard Python running on Windows, Linux, BSD (possibly any POSIX compliant system). The module named “serial” automatically selects the appropriate back-end. Task: cloud-image, ubuntu-core
There are three methods to install python3-serial on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-serial Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-serial using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-serial
Install python3-serial Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-serial using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-serial
Install python3-serial 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 python3-serial using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-serial
How To Uninstall python3-serial on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-serial package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-serial
Uninstall python3-serial And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-serial and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-serial
Remove python3-serial Configurations and Data
To remove python3-serial configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-serial
Remove python3-serial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-serial configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-serial
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-serial package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
