How To Install libdsk-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdsk-utils
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdsk-utils
libdsk-utils is:
LibDsk contains libraries and tools for handling disc images, for example in emulators or to access images of vintage computers and consoles.
It has support for the following disc types:
- Raw files (including /dev/fdn).
- Raw files, rearranged into logical filesystem order.
- .DSK files, as used in CPCEMU, JOYCE and other Sinclair/Amstrad emulators.
- MYZ80 hard drive image files.
- NanoWasp floppy image files.
- .CFI (Compressed Floppy Image) files, as created by FDCOPY.COM under DOS.
- CopyQM files
- TeleDisk files
- Compaq QRST files
- APRIDISK image files
- The LDBS format
- The SAP format
This package contains stand-alone utilities to handle disk images on the command line.
There are three methods to install libdsk-utils
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 libdsk-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdsk-utils
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdsk-utils
Install libdsk-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdsk-utils
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdsk-utils
Install libdsk-utils 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 libdsk-utils
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdsk-utils
How To Uninstall libdsk-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdsk-utils
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdsk-utils
Uninstall libdsk-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdsk-utils
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdsk-utils
Remove libdsk-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libdsk-utils
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdsk-utils
Remove libdsk-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdsk-utils
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdsk-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdsk-utils
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.