How To Install ykush-control on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ykush-control on Ubuntu 22.04. ykush-control is control application for Yepkit YKUSH Switchable USB Hub board

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ykush-control on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ykush-control

ykush-control is:

The Yepkit USB Switchable Hub (YKUSH) boards allow the user to selectively switch ON and OFF each of the USB devices connected to the hub downstream ports. This package provides the ykushcmd program to control the switches of all connected boards.

There are three methods to install ykush-control 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 ykush-control Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ykush-control using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ykush-control

Install ykush-control Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ykush-control using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ykush-control

Install ykush-control 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 ykush-control using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ykush-control

How To Uninstall ykush-control on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ykush-control package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ykush-control

Uninstall ykush-control And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ykush-control and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ykush-control

Remove ykush-control Configurations and Data

To remove ykush-control configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ykush-control

Remove ykush-control configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ykush-control configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ykush-control

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ykush-control package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.