How To Install ola on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ola on Ubuntu 22.04. ola is Open Lighting Architecture

Introduction

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

What is ola

ola is:

The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for digital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and effects.

The Open Lighting Architecture (OLA) provides a plugin framework for distributing DMX512 control signals.

This package contains olad, the OLA daemon used to control lighting, and a number of command-line tools to control and manipulate olad.

There are three methods to install ola 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 ola Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ola

Install ola Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ola

Install ola 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 ola using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ola

How To Uninstall ola on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ola

Uninstall ola And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ola

Remove ola Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ola

Remove ola configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ola

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Summary

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