How To Install gpiod on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpiod on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gpiod
gpiod is:
libgpiod encapsulates the ioctl calls and data structures behind a straightforward API. This new character device interface guarantees all allocated resources are freed after closing the device file descriptor and adds several new features that are not present in the obsolete sysfs interface (like event polling, setting/reading multiple values at once or open-source and open-drain GPIOs).
This package contains the gpiod binary tools.
There are three methods to install gpiod 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 gpiod Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpiod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpiod
Install gpiod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpiod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpiod
Install gpiod 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 gpiod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpiod
How To Uninstall gpiod on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gpiod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpiod
Uninstall gpiod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpiod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpiod
Remove gpiod Configurations and Data
To remove gpiod configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpiod
Remove gpiod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpiod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpiod
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpiod package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
