Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install can-utils on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is can-utils
can-utils is:
CAN is a message-based network protocol designed for vehicles originally
created by Robert Bosch GmbH. SocketCAN is a set of open source CAN drivers
and a networking stack contributed by Volkswagen Research to the Linux kernel.
This package contains some userspace utilities for Linux SocketCAN subsystem.
Basic tools to display, record, generate and replay CAN traffic:
candump, canplayer, cansend, cangen, cansniffer, cansequence.
CAN access via IP sockets: canlogserver, bcmserver, socketcand.
CAN in-kernel gateway configuration: cangw.
CAN bus measurement and testing: canbusload, can-calc-bit-timing, canfdtest.
ISO-TP (ISO 15765-2 2016) tools: isotpsend, isotprecv, isotpsniffer,
isotpdump, isotpserver, isotpperf, isotptun.
CAN log file converters: asc2log, log2asc, log2long.
CAN Serial Line Discipline configuration (for slcan driver):
slcan_attach, slcand, slcanpty.
SAE J1939 tools and demo: j1939acd, j1939cat, j1939spy, j1939sr, testj1939.
There are three methods to install can-utils on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install can-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install can-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install can-utils
Install can-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install can-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install can-utils
Install can-utils 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 can-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install can-utils
How To Uninstall can-utils on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the can-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove can-utils
Uninstall can-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall can-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove can-utils
Remove can-utils Configurations and Data
To remove can-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge can-utils
Remove can-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove can-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge can-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install can-utils package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
