How To Install ubertooth-firmware-source on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubertooth-firmware-source on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ubertooth-firmware-source
ubertooth-firmware-source is:
The Ubertooth hardware needs some firmware to run. The firmware is built with arm-none-eabi-gcc. This package contains the source code for the firmware that is found in the ubertooth-firmware package.
The firmware source may be found in /usr/src/ubertooth-firmware-source.tar.gz after installing this package.
There are three methods to install ubertooth-firmware-source 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 ubertooth-firmware-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ubertooth-firmware-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ubertooth-firmware-source
Install ubertooth-firmware-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ubertooth-firmware-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ubertooth-firmware-source
Install ubertooth-firmware-source 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 ubertooth-firmware-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ubertooth-firmware-source
How To Uninstall ubertooth-firmware-source on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ubertooth-firmware-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ubertooth-firmware-source
Uninstall ubertooth-firmware-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ubertooth-firmware-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubertooth-firmware-source
Remove ubertooth-firmware-source Configurations and Data
To remove ubertooth-firmware-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ubertooth-firmware-source
Remove ubertooth-firmware-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ubertooth-firmware-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubertooth-firmware-source
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubertooth-firmware-source package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
