How To Install fwts-frontend on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fwts-frontend on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fwts-frontend
fwts-frontend is:
This is a dialog based interface designed to provide an easy to use method to execute tests via Firmware Test Suite and is also used as the primary interface within Firmware Test Suite live images.
There are three methods to install fwts-frontend 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 fwts-frontend Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fwts-frontend using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fwts-frontend
Install fwts-frontend Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fwts-frontend using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fwts-frontend
Install fwts-frontend 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 fwts-frontend using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fwts-frontend
How To Uninstall fwts-frontend on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fwts-frontend package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fwts-frontend
Uninstall fwts-frontend And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fwts-frontend and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fwts-frontend
Remove fwts-frontend Configurations and Data
To remove fwts-frontend configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fwts-frontend
Remove fwts-frontend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fwts-frontend configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fwts-frontend
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fwts-frontend package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
