How To Install aseba on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install aseba on Ubuntu 22.04. aseba is Event-based framework for distributed mobile robots control

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aseba on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is aseba

aseba is:

Aseba’s core is a lightweight virtual machine, small enough to run on any 16 bits microcontroller. In Aseba, all virtual machines are linked in a network and all their programs are developed and debugged from a single application, Aseba Studio.

Aseba allows one to program Thymio, a small robot to discover the universe of robotics and learn a robot’s language.

There are three methods to install aseba on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install aseba Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aseba

Install aseba Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install aseba using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install aseba

Install aseba 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 aseba using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aseba

How To Uninstall aseba on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the aseba package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aseba

Uninstall aseba And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aseba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aseba

Remove aseba Configurations and Data

To remove aseba configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aseba

Remove aseba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aseba

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aseba package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.