How To Install pibootctl on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pibootctl
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pibootctl
pibootctl is:
pibootctl is a utility for querying and manipulating the boot-loader configuration of the Raspberry Pi, i.e. config.txt and associated files on the boot partition.
There are three methods to install pibootctl
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pibootctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pibootctl
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pibootctl
Install pibootctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pibootctl
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pibootctl
Install pibootctl 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 pibootctl
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pibootctl
How To Uninstall pibootctl on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pibootctl
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pibootctl
Uninstall pibootctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pibootctl
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pibootctl
Remove pibootctl Configurations and Data
To remove pibootctl
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pibootctl
Remove pibootctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pibootctl
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pibootctl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pibootctl
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.