How To Install lsscsi on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsscsi on Ubuntu.
What is lsscsi
lsscsi is:
Uses information in sysfs (Linux kernels 2.6.0 and later) to list all scsi devices (or hosts) currently attached to the system. Options can be used to control the amount and form of information provided for each device.
There are three methods to install lsscsi on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lsscsi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lsscsi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lsscsi
Install lsscsi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lsscsi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lsscsi
Install lsscsi 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 lsscsi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lsscsi
How To Uninstall lsscsi on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the lsscsi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lsscsi
Uninstall lsscsi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lsscsi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsscsi
Remove lsscsi Configurations and Data
To remove lsscsi configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lsscsi
Remove lsscsi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lsscsi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsscsi
Dependencies
lsscsi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsscsi package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.