How To Install micropython on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install micropython on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is micropython
micropython is:
The Unix port of MicroPython allows testing of programs intended for microcontrollers on the local Debian host machine (except for hardware-specific parts). It can also be used as another, tiny but mostly compatible, Python 3 runtime for small scripts (but it comes with FFI and JNI support). This port uses optimised assembly code on ARM/Thumb, MIPS, i386 and amd64, and setjmp/longjmp-based fallback code on all other architectures.
There are three methods to install micropython 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 micropython Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install micropython using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install micropython
Install micropython Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install micropython using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install micropython
Install micropython 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 micropython using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install micropython
How To Uninstall micropython on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the micropython package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove micropython
Uninstall micropython And Its Dependencies
To uninstall micropython and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove micropython
Remove micropython Configurations and Data
To remove micropython configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge micropython
Remove micropython configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove micropython configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge micropython
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install micropython package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
