How To Install u3-tool on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install u3-tool on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is u3-tool
u3-tool is:
Tool for controlling USB flash devices that conform to the U3 specifications. You can do the following with your U3 flash:
- Replace the CD image
- Change the size of the virtual CD or completely remove it
- Enable and disable security
- Unlock and change the password of secured U3 device
- Obtain various device information
There are three methods to install u3-tool 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 u3-tool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install u3-tool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install u3-tool
Install u3-tool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install u3-tool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install u3-tool
Install u3-tool 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 u3-tool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install u3-tool
How To Uninstall u3-tool on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the u3-tool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove u3-tool
Uninstall u3-tool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall u3-tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove u3-tool
Remove u3-tool Configurations and Data
To remove u3-tool configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge u3-tool
Remove u3-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove u3-tool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge u3-tool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install u3-tool package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
