How To Install gnome-multi-writer on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-multi-writer on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-multi-writer
gnome-multi-writer is:
MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.
MultiWriter may be useful for QA testing, to create a GNOME Live image for a code sprint or to create hundreds of LiveUSB drives for a trade show.
There are three methods to install gnome-multi-writer on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-multi-writer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-multi-writer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-multi-writer
Install gnome-multi-writer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-multi-writer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-multi-writer
Install gnome-multi-writer 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 gnome-multi-writer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-multi-writer
How To Uninstall gnome-multi-writer on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-multi-writer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-multi-writer
Uninstall gnome-multi-writer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-multi-writer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-multi-writer
Remove gnome-multi-writer Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-multi-writer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-multi-writer
Remove gnome-multi-writer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-multi-writer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-multi-writer
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-multi-writer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
