How To Install u-boot-tools on Debian 12

Learn how to install u-boot-tools on Debian 12 with this tutorial. u-boot-tools is companion tools for Das U-Boot bootloader

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install u-boot-tools on Debian 12.

What is u-boot-tools

u-boot-tools is:

This package includes programs for generating and listing U-Boot images in various formats:

  • mkimage
  • dumpimage
  • mksunxiboot
  • mkenvimage

There are three methods to install u-boot-tools 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 u-boot-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install u-boot-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install u-boot-tools

Install u-boot-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install u-boot-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install u-boot-tools

Install u-boot-tools 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 u-boot-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install u-boot-tools

How To Uninstall u-boot-tools on Debian 12

To uninstall only the u-boot-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove u-boot-tools

Uninstall u-boot-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall u-boot-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove u-boot-tools

Remove u-boot-tools Configurations and Data

To remove u-boot-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge u-boot-tools

Remove u-boot-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove u-boot-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge u-boot-tools

Dependencies

u-boot-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install u-boot-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.