How To Install rkflashtool on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rkflashtool on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is rkflashtool
rkflashtool is:
Allows flashing of Rockchip based embedded linux devices. The list of currently supported devices is: RK2818, RK2918, RK2928, RK3026, RK3036, RK3066, RK312X, RK3168, RK3188, RK3228, RK3229, RK3288, RK3368
There are three methods to install rkflashtool 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 rkflashtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rkflashtool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rkflashtool
Install rkflashtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rkflashtool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rkflashtool
Install rkflashtool 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 rkflashtool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rkflashtool
How To Uninstall rkflashtool on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the rkflashtool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rkflashtool
Uninstall rkflashtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rkflashtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rkflashtool
Remove rkflashtool Configurations and Data
To remove rkflashtool configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rkflashtool
Remove rkflashtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rkflashtool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rkflashtool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rkflashtool package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.