How To Install jh71xx-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jh71xx-tools on Debian 12.
What is jh71xx-tools
jh71xx-tools is:
This utility is used to download the bootloader recovery firmware, the second stage bootloader and the ddrinit firmware to the CPU via UART.
It uses the xmodem protocol over UART, as expected by the JH71xx when the boot flash is blank.
There are three methods to install jh71xx-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jh71xx-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 jh71xx-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jh71xx-tools
Install jh71xx-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jh71xx-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jh71xx-tools
Install jh71xx-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 jh71xx-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jh71xx-tools
How To Uninstall jh71xx-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the jh71xx-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jh71xx-tools
Uninstall jh71xx-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jh71xx-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jh71xx-tools
Remove jh71xx-tools Configurations and Data
To remove jh71xx-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jh71xx-tools
Remove jh71xx-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jh71xx-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jh71xx-tools
Dependencies
jh71xx-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jh71xx-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
