How To Install sg3-utils on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sg3-utils on Ubuntu 20.04. sg3-utils is utilities for devices using the SCSI command set

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sg3-utils on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is sg3-utils

sg3-utils is:

Most OSes have SCSI pass-through interfaces that enable user space programs to send SCSI commands to a device and fetch the response. With SCSI to ATA Translation (SAT) many ATA disks now can process SCSI commands. Typically each utility in this package implements one SCSI command. See the draft standards at www.t10.org for SCSI command definitions plus SAT. ATA commands are defined in the draft standards at www.t13.org . For a mapping between supported SCSI and ATA commands and utility names in this package see the COVERAGE file. Task: server, cloud-image

There are three methods to install sg3-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 sg3-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 sg3-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sg3-utils

Install sg3-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sg3-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sg3-utils

Install sg3-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 sg3-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sg3-utils

How To Uninstall sg3-utils on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the sg3-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sg3-utils

Uninstall sg3-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sg3-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sg3-utils

Remove sg3-utils Configurations and Data

To remove sg3-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sg3-utils

Remove sg3-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sg3-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sg3-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sg3-utils package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.