How To Install adv-17v35x-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install adv-17v35x-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is adv-17v35x-dkms
adv-17v35x-dkms is:
This serial driver provides kernel support for the following multiport Advantech boards (using EXAR chip): PCIE-1602 PCIE-1604 PCIE-1610 PCIE-1612 PCIE-1620 PCIE-1622 PCM-3612I PCI-1602 PCI-1604 PCI-1610 PCI-1612 PCI-1620 PCI-1622 The package is aimed to provide DKMS support for this driver.
There are three methods to install adv-17v35x-dkms 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 adv-17v35x-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install adv-17v35x-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install adv-17v35x-dkms
Install adv-17v35x-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install adv-17v35x-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install adv-17v35x-dkms
Install adv-17v35x-dkms 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 adv-17v35x-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install adv-17v35x-dkms
How To Uninstall adv-17v35x-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the adv-17v35x-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove adv-17v35x-dkms
Uninstall adv-17v35x-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall adv-17v35x-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove adv-17v35x-dkms
Remove adv-17v35x-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove adv-17v35x-dkms configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge adv-17v35x-dkms
Remove adv-17v35x-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove adv-17v35x-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge adv-17v35x-dkms
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install adv-17v35x-dkms package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
