How To Install setserial 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 setserial on Ubuntu.
What is setserial
setserial is:
Set and/or report the configuration information associated with a serial port. This information includes what I/O port and which IRQ a particular serial port is using.
This version has a completely new approach to configuration, so if you have a setup other than the standard ttyS0 and 1, you will have to get your hands dirty.
By default, only COM1-4 are configured by the kernel, using IRQ 3 and 4. If you have other serial ports (such as an AST Fourport card), or if you have mapped the IRQs differently (perhaps COM3 and 4 to other IRQs to allow concurrent access with COM1 and 2) then you must have this package.
There are three methods to install setserial 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 setserial Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install setserial using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install setserial
Install setserial Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install setserial using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install setserial
Install setserial 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 setserial using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install setserial
How To Uninstall setserial on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the setserial package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove setserial
Uninstall setserial And Its Dependencies
To uninstall setserial and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove setserial
Remove setserial Configurations and Data
To remove setserial configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge setserial
Remove setserial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove setserial configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge setserial
Dependencies
setserial have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install setserial package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.