How To Install bcnc on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcnc on Ubuntu.

What is `bcnc`

bcnc is:

GrblHAL (formerly GRBL) CNC command sender, autoleveler, g-code editor, digitizer, CAM and swiss army knife for all your CNC needs.

There are three methods to install bcnc on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bcnc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bcnc

Install bcnc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bcnc

Install bcnc 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 bcnc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bcnc

How To Uninstall bcnc on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove bcnc

Uninstall bcnc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcnc

Remove bcnc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bcnc

Remove bcnc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcnc

Dependencies

bcnc have the following dependencies:

References

bcnc website

Summary

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