How to Install and Uninstall esptool Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "esptool" package

This is a short guide on how to install esptool on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                esptool
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "esptool" package

Learn how to uninstall esptool on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                esptool
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the esptool package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: esptool
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8+dfsg-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/electronics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Kupcevic
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 226
Depends: python3, python3-serial, python3-pyaes, python3-ecdsa
Filename: pool/universe/e/esptool/esptool_2.8+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 56188
MD5sum: 1d180f96352897c7f4e99edbee6a93c7
SHA1: fedef632ce164949bf3e1e2c37533725ec08b697
SHA256: 20851573a7492856136b070643db38431a0e8d45e604c9aeb6ff65799db263a3
Homepage: https://github.com/espressif/esptool
Description: create and flash firmware files to ESP8266 and ESP32 chips
Description-md5: 93517e150a3e41899a38a2ae11c47f7b