How to Install and Uninstall pyvisa Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "pyvisa" package

Please follow the instructions below to install pyvisa on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pyvisa
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pyvisa" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall pyvisa on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pyvisa
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pyvisa package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: pyvisa
Priority: extra
Section: universe/electronics
Installed-Size: 20
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: all
Version: 1.8-2
Depends: python-pyvisa
Filename: pool/universe/p/pyvisa/pyvisa_1.8-2_all.deb
Size: 3814
MD5sum: 6d546820b08e92560206a0abc79cd915
SHA1: 50aa55736c496f4c8235e97c9701c87cc34ef952
SHA256: 53971c011aad112eeb9ac3e6b060d73cc209707a82f06749fd1bd79e0a8862e8
Description-en: Transitional dummy package for python-pyvisa
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
Description-md5: f40da0c4fc1d7439724ae844a8955b72
Homepage: http://pyvisa.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu