How To Install xorriso-dd-target on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
3 minutes • 450 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorriso-dd-target on Ubuntu.
What is xorriso-dd-target
xorriso-dd-target is:
xorriso-dd-target is a command-line tool to evaluate block devices of the Linux kernel whether they are suitable targets for a disk image file and to optionally copy the image file to one of them. It is specialized on the device names of the Linux kernel and uses the capabilities of util-linux program lsblk. Therefore it refuses to run on non-Linux kernels.
The main purpose of xorriso-dd-target is to inspect the device files of disk-like storage media and to judge whether they look like removable devices with disposable content. If a single plausible candidate is detected, then the program is willing to copy a disk image file onto it. This will overwrite or make inaccessible the previous partition table and all previous data content of the target device.
There are three methods to install xorriso-dd-target 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 xorriso-dd-target Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xorriso-dd-target using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xorriso-dd-target
Install xorriso-dd-target Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xorriso-dd-target using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xorriso-dd-target
Install xorriso-dd-target 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 xorriso-dd-target using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xorriso-dd-target
How To Uninstall xorriso-dd-target on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xorriso-dd-target package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xorriso-dd-target
Uninstall xorriso-dd-target And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xorriso-dd-target and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xorriso-dd-target
Remove xorriso-dd-target Configurations and Data
To remove xorriso-dd-target configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xorriso-dd-target
Remove xorriso-dd-target configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xorriso-dd-target configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xorriso-dd-target
Dependencies
xorriso-dd-target have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorriso-dd-target package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.