How To Install usbutils 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 usbutils on Ubuntu.
What is usbutils
usbutils is:
This package contains the lsusb utility for inspecting the devices connected to the USB bus. It shows a graphical representation of the devices that are currently plugged in, showing the topology of the USB bus. It also displays information on each individual device on the bus.
There are three methods to install usbutils 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 usbutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install usbutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install usbutils
Install usbutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install usbutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install usbutils
Install usbutils 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 usbutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install usbutils
How To Uninstall usbutils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the usbutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove usbutils
Uninstall usbutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall usbutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbutils
Remove usbutils Configurations and Data
To remove usbutils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge usbutils
Remove usbutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove usbutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbutils
Dependencies
usbutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbutils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.