How To Install linaro-boot-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linaro-boot-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is linaro-boot-utils
linaro-boot-utils is:
This package contains utilities useful for booting development boards with corrupt or no boot media over a USB or serial connection to a development host.
There are three methods to install linaro-boot-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install linaro-boot-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 linaro-boot-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linaro-boot-utils
Install linaro-boot-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linaro-boot-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linaro-boot-utils
Install linaro-boot-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 linaro-boot-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linaro-boot-utils
How To Uninstall linaro-boot-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the linaro-boot-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linaro-boot-utils
Uninstall linaro-boot-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linaro-boot-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linaro-boot-utils
Remove linaro-boot-utils Configurations and Data
To remove linaro-boot-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linaro-boot-utils
Remove linaro-boot-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linaro-boot-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linaro-boot-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linaro-boot-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
