How to Install and Uninstall can-utils Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "can-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install can-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "can-utils" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall can-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                can-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the can-utils package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: can-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2020.02.04-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexander GQ Gerasiov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 680
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Filename: pool/universe/c/can-utils/can-utils_2020.02.04-3_amd64.deb
Size: 125572
MD5sum: 8d9d89b6ce6231b241c62ea61b15162b
SHA1: 7d9b60200705ef54d0d2d36d8112b2147d447c51
SHA256: 17d69b1ddd5945bbdeecf551e143314eb130b890723cb1f51c643cc3e0368505
SHA512: 0fe10029d18a1e3fc411f7a3ad2832fefc25ca789d651161992cd883728ed1db957c39108b71ebb165df77fb1972ac35e17cd3e0cd57895fed095c437c8bcbdd
Homepage: https://github.com/linux-can/can-utils
Description-en: SocketCAN userspace utilities and tools
CAN is a message-based network protocol designed for vehicles originally
created by Robert Bosch GmbH. SocketCAN is a set of open source CAN drivers
and a networking stack contributed by Volkswagen Research to the Linux kernel.
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This package contains some userspace utilities for Linux SocketCAN subsystem.
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Basic tools to display, record, generate and replay CAN traffic:
candump, canplayer, cansend, cangen, cansniffer.
CAN access via IP sockets: canlogserver, bcmserver, socketcand.
CAN in-kernel gateway configuration: cangw.
CAN bus measurement and testing: canbusload, can-calc-bit-timing, canfdtest.
ISO-TP (ISO 15765-2 2016) tools: isotpsend, isotprecv, isotpsniffer,
isotpdump, isotpserver, isotpperf, isotptun.
CAN log file converters: asc2log, log2asc, log2long.
CAN Serial Line Discipline configuration (for slcan driver):
slcan_attach, slcand, slcanpty.
SAE J1939 tools and demo: j1939acd, j1939cat, j1939spy, j1939sr, testj1939.
Description-md5: 27f27f1b273a53e1b4496e7194c4a739