How To Install libvisa0 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 libvisa0 on Ubuntu.
What is libvisa0
libvisa0 is:
The VISA API provides a common interface to test and measurement equipment that can be accessed via GPIB, USB or VXI-11 interfaces.
This package contains the shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libvisa0 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 libvisa0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvisa0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvisa0
Install libvisa0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvisa0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvisa0
Install libvisa0 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 libvisa0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvisa0
How To Uninstall libvisa0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libvisa0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvisa0
Uninstall libvisa0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvisa0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvisa0
Remove libvisa0 Configurations and Data
To remove libvisa0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvisa0
Remove libvisa0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvisa0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvisa0
Dependencies
libvisa0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisa0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.