How To Install u3-tool on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install u3-tool on Debian 9. u3-tool is tool for controlling the special features of a U3 USB flash disk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install u3-tool on Debian 9.

What is u3-tool

u3-tool is:

Tool for controlling USB flash devices that conform to the U3 specifications. You can do the following with your U3 flash:

  • Replace the CD image
  • Change the size of the virtual CD or completely remove it
  • Enable and disable security
  • Unlock and change the password of secured U3 device
  • Obtain various device information

There are three methods to install u3-tool on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install u3-tool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install u3-tool using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install u3-tool

Install u3-tool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install u3-tool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install u3-tool

Install u3-tool 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 u3-tool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install u3-tool

How To Uninstall u3-tool on Debian 9

To uninstall only the u3-tool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove u3-tool

Uninstall u3-tool And Its Dependencies

To uninstall u3-tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove u3-tool

Remove u3-tool Configurations and Data

To remove u3-tool configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge u3-tool

Remove u3-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove u3-tool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge u3-tool

Dependencies

u3-tool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install u3-tool package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.