How To Install vish 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 vish on Ubuntu.
What is vish
vish 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 a commandline interface that can be used to send raw commands.
There are three methods to install vish 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 vish Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vish using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vish
Install vish Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vish using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vish
Install vish 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 vish using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vish
How To Uninstall vish on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vish package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vish
Uninstall vish And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vish and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vish
Remove vish Configurations and Data
To remove vish configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vish
Remove vish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vish configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vish
Dependencies
vish have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vish package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.