How To Install u-boot-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install u-boot-tools on Debian 9.
What is u-boot-tools
u-boot-tools is:
This package includes the mkimage program, which allows generation of U-Boot images in various formats, and the fw_printenv and fw_setenv programs to read and modify U-Boot’s environment.
There are three methods to install u-boot-tools on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install u-boot-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install u-boot-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install u-boot-tools
Install u-boot-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install u-boot-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install u-boot-tools
Install u-boot-tools 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install u-boot-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install u-boot-tools
How To Uninstall u-boot-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the u-boot-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove u-boot-tools
Uninstall u-boot-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall u-boot-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove u-boot-tools
Remove u-boot-tools Configurations and Data
To remove u-boot-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge u-boot-tools
Remove u-boot-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove u-boot-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge u-boot-tools
Dependencies
u-boot-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install u-boot-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
