How To Install cycfx2prog on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cycfx2prog on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cycfx2prog
cycfx2prog is:
CycFX2Prog is a tool for programming the EZ-USB FX2 controller (i.e. downloading 8051 firmware into the RAM of the device) and doing basic endpoint communication for testing purposes.
There are three methods to install cycfx2prog 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 cycfx2prog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cycfx2prog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cycfx2prog
Install cycfx2prog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cycfx2prog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cycfx2prog
Install cycfx2prog 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 cycfx2prog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cycfx2prog
How To Uninstall cycfx2prog on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cycfx2prog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cycfx2prog
Uninstall cycfx2prog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cycfx2prog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cycfx2prog
Remove cycfx2prog Configurations and Data
To remove cycfx2prog configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cycfx2prog
Remove cycfx2prog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cycfx2prog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cycfx2prog
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cycfx2prog package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
