How To Install fxload on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fxload
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is fxload
fxload is:
This program is conveniently able to download firmware into FX and FX2 ez-usb devices. It is intended to be invoked by hotplug scripts when the unprogrammed device appears on the bus.
There are three methods to install fxload
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fxload Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fxload
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fxload
Install fxload Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fxload
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fxload
Install fxload 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 fxload
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fxload
How To Uninstall fxload on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the fxload
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fxload
Uninstall fxload And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fxload
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fxload
Remove fxload Configurations and Data
To remove fxload
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fxload
Remove fxload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fxload
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fxload
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fxload
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.