How To Install linaro-bcb-util on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linaro-bcb-util on Debian 12.
What is linaro-bcb-util
linaro-bcb-util is:
BCB is the acronym of Android Bootloader Control Block. This package provides a simple util that can read/write/clear the BCB’s fields.
In normal Debian installation this util should be useless. This util is only working on systems that boot from Android-capable bootloaders. And usually there will be a partition called misc, which is the BCB partition.
For example, if you debootstrap or install Debian on AOSP’s system partition, then you can use this util to control the bootloader’s boot behaviour. Such as to boot to recovery on the next boot.
There are three methods to install linaro-bcb-util 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 linaro-bcb-util Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linaro-bcb-util using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linaro-bcb-util
Install linaro-bcb-util Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linaro-bcb-util using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linaro-bcb-util
Install linaro-bcb-util 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 linaro-bcb-util using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linaro-bcb-util
How To Uninstall linaro-bcb-util on Debian 12
To uninstall only the linaro-bcb-util package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linaro-bcb-util
Uninstall linaro-bcb-util And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linaro-bcb-util and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linaro-bcb-util
Remove linaro-bcb-util Configurations and Data
To remove linaro-bcb-util configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linaro-bcb-util
Remove linaro-bcb-util configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linaro-bcb-util configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linaro-bcb-util
Dependencies
linaro-bcb-util have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linaro-bcb-util package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
