How To Install ascii2binary on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ascii2binary on Ubuntu 22.04. ascii2binary is Convert between ASCII, hexadecimal and binary representations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ascii2binary on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ascii2binary

ascii2binary is:

This package contains:

  • ascii2binary reads input consisting of ascii or hexadecimal representation numbers separated by whitespace and produces as output the binary equivalents. The type and precision of the binary output is selected using command line flags.
  • binary2ascii reads input consisting of binary numbers and converts them to their ascii or hexadecimal representation. Command line flags specify the type and size of the binary numbers and provide control over the format of the output. Unsigned integers may be written out in binary, octal, decimal, or hexadecimal. Signed integers may be written out only in binary or decimal. Floating point numbers may be written out only decimal, either in standard or scientific notation. (If you want to examine the binary representation of floating point numbers, just treat the input as a sequence of unsigned characters.)

The two programs are useful for generating test data, for inspecting binary files, and for interfacing programs that generate textual output to programs that require binary input and conversely. They can also be useful when it is desired to reformat numbers.

There are three methods to install ascii2binary on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ascii2binary Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ascii2binary using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ascii2binary

Install ascii2binary Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ascii2binary using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ascii2binary

Install ascii2binary 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 ascii2binary using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ascii2binary

How To Uninstall ascii2binary on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ascii2binary package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ascii2binary

Uninstall ascii2binary And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ascii2binary and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ascii2binary

Remove ascii2binary Configurations and Data

To remove ascii2binary configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ascii2binary

Remove ascii2binary configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ascii2binary configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ascii2binary

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ascii2binary package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.