How To Install cc1541 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cc1541 on Ubuntu 22.04. cc1541 is tool for creating Commodore Floppy disk images in D64, G64, D71 or D81 format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cc1541 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cc1541

cc1541 is:

Tool for creating Commodore Floppy disk images in D64, D71 or D81 format with custom sector interleaving etc. Also supports extended tracks 35-40 using either SPEED DOS or DOLPHIN DOS BAM-formatting.

There are three methods to install cc1541 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 cc1541 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cc1541 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cc1541

Install cc1541 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cc1541 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cc1541

Install cc1541 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 cc1541 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cc1541

How To Uninstall cc1541 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cc1541 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cc1541

Uninstall cc1541 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cc1541 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cc1541

Remove cc1541 Configurations and Data

To remove cc1541 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cc1541

Remove cc1541 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cc1541 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cc1541

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cc1541 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.