How To Install scantool 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 scantool on Ubuntu.
What is scantool
scantool is:
Scanning tool that communicates with OBD-II serial port devices, used for vehicle diagnostics. Requires a serial to CAN bus device specific to the OBD-II port for a given model vehicle.
There are three methods to install scantool 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 scantool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scantool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scantool
Install scantool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scantool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scantool
Install scantool 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 scantool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scantool
How To Uninstall scantool on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the scantool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scantool
Uninstall scantool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scantool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scantool
Remove scantool Configurations and Data
To remove scantool configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scantool
Remove scantool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scantool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scantool
Dependencies
scantool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scantool package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.