How To Install python3-canmatrix 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 python3-canmatrix on Ubuntu.

What is `python3-canmatrix`

python3-canmatrix is:

Canmatrix implements a “Python CAN Matrix Object” which describes the CAN-communication itself and some auxiliary objects (Boardunits, Frames, Signals, Values, …) There are also some extract and merge options for dealing with CAN databases.

Supported file formats for import:

.dbc candb / Vector
.dbf Busmaster (open source!)
.kcd kayak (open source!)
.arxml autosar system description
.yaml dump of the Python object
.xls(x) excel xls-import, works with .xls-file generated by this lib
.sym peak pcan can description Supported file formats for export:
.dbc
.dbf
.kcd
.xls(x)
.json Canard (open source!)
.arxml (very basic implementation)
.yaml (dump of the Python object)
.sym

This package provides the Python-3.x bindings

There are three methods to install python3-canmatrix 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 python3-canmatrix Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-canmatrix using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-canmatrix

Install python3-canmatrix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-canmatrix using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-canmatrix

Install python3-canmatrix 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 python3-canmatrix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-canmatrix

How To Uninstall python3-canmatrix on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the python3-canmatrix package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-canmatrix

Uninstall python3-canmatrix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-canmatrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-canmatrix

Remove python3-canmatrix Configurations and Data

To remove python3-canmatrix configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-canmatrix

Remove python3-canmatrix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-canmatrix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-canmatrix

Dependencies

python3-canmatrix have the following dependencies:

References

python3-canmatrix website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-canmatrix package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.