How To Install w1retap 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 w1retap on Ubuntu.
What is w1retap
w1retap is:
The w1retap package reads weather sensors on a 1-Wire bus and logs the retrieved data to the configured databases or files. It supports a number of different 1-Wire host bus adapters and 1-Wire sensors designed by Dallas Semiconductor Corp (now Maxim Integrated) and compatible sensors including those from AAG Electrónica and other hobby sensors.
There are three methods to install w1retap 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 w1retap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install w1retap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install w1retap
Install w1retap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install w1retap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install w1retap
Install w1retap 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 w1retap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install w1retap
How To Uninstall w1retap on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the w1retap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove w1retap
Uninstall w1retap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall w1retap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove w1retap
Remove w1retap Configurations and Data
To remove w1retap configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge w1retap
Remove w1retap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove w1retap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge w1retap
Dependencies
w1retap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.