How To Install mtd-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtd-utils on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mtd-utils
mtd-utils is:
Utilities for manipulating memory technology devices, such as flash memory, Disk-On-Chip, or ROM. Includes mkfs.jffs2, a tool to create JFFS2 (journaling flash file system) filesystems.
There are three methods to install mtd-utils 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 mtd-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mtd-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mtd-utils
Install mtd-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mtd-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mtd-utils
Install mtd-utils 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 mtd-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mtd-utils
How To Uninstall mtd-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mtd-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mtd-utils
Uninstall mtd-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mtd-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mtd-utils
Remove mtd-utils Configurations and Data
To remove mtd-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mtd-utils
Remove mtd-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mtd-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mtd-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtd-utils package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
