How To Install sigrok-cli 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 sigrok-cli on Ubuntu.
What is sigrok-cli
sigrok-cli is:
sigrok-cli is a command-line data acquisition and protocol decoding software.
It supports sample acquisition from logic analyzer, oscilloscope, multimeter, and other hardware, as well as running protocol decoders over the sample data (either from hardware or loaded from files).
There are three methods to install sigrok-cli 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 sigrok-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sigrok-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sigrok-cli
Install sigrok-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sigrok-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sigrok-cli
Install sigrok-cli 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 sigrok-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sigrok-cli
How To Uninstall sigrok-cli on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sigrok-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sigrok-cli
Uninstall sigrok-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sigrok-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sigrok-cli
Remove sigrok-cli Configurations and Data
To remove sigrok-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sigrok-cli
Remove sigrok-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sigrok-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sigrok-cli
Dependencies
sigrok-cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sigrok-cli package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.