How To Install msp430mcu on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install msp430mcu on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is msp430mcu
msp430mcu is:
This package provides specification files, C headers and linker scripts to be used with MSP430 cross-compilers.
Original MCU layouts, addresses and headers are provided and constantly updated by Texas Instruments; additional fixes are included to ensure full compatibility with MSP430 GCC toolchain. Resulting package is anyway useful with any proper cross-compiler.
This package is primarily intended to be used by MSP430 developers, in conjunction with a suitable toolchain.
There are three methods to install msp430mcu 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 msp430mcu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install msp430mcu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install msp430mcu
Install msp430mcu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install msp430mcu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install msp430mcu
Install msp430mcu 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 msp430mcu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install msp430mcu
How To Uninstall msp430mcu on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the msp430mcu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove msp430mcu
Uninstall msp430mcu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall msp430mcu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove msp430mcu
Remove msp430mcu Configurations and Data
To remove msp430mcu configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge msp430mcu
Remove msp430mcu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove msp430mcu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msp430mcu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install msp430mcu package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
