How To Install nanopb on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nanopb on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is nanopb
nanopb is:
Plain-C implementation of Google’s Protocol Buffers data format. It is targeted at 32 bit microcontrollers, but is also fit for other embedded systems with tight (<10 kB ROM, <1 kB RAM) memory constraints.
This package contains the nanopb generator.
There are three methods to install nanopb 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 nanopb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nanopb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nanopb
Install nanopb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nanopb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nanopb
Install nanopb 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 nanopb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nanopb
How To Uninstall nanopb on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the nanopb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nanopb
Uninstall nanopb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nanopb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nanopb
Remove nanopb Configurations and Data
To remove nanopb configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nanopb
Remove nanopb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nanopb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nanopb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nanopb package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
