How To Install vxi-dev 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 vxi-dev on Ubuntu.
What is vxi-dev
vxi-dev is:
The VXI-11 protocol is used for communication with test and measurement equipment. It provides a “virtual” representation of the command, event and abort channels specified in the LXI protocol.
This package contains the headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install vxi-dev 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 vxi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vxi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vxi-dev
Install vxi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vxi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vxi-dev
Install vxi-dev 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 vxi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vxi-dev
How To Uninstall vxi-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vxi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vxi-dev
Uninstall vxi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vxi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vxi-dev
Remove vxi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove vxi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vxi-dev
Remove vxi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vxi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vxi-dev
Dependencies
vxi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vxi-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.