How to Install and Uninstall swupdate Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "swupdate" package

Learn how to install swupdate on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall swupdate on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                swupdate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the swupdate package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: swupdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2020.04-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/embedded
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stefano Babic
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 662
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.28), libconfig9, libcurl4 (>= 7.56.1), libfdisk1 (>= 2.26.2), libjson-c5 (>= 0.15), liblua5.2-0, librsync2 (>= 1.0.0), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libsystemd0, liburiparser1 (>= 0.6.0), libwebsockets16 (>= 2.4.1), libzmq5 (>= 3.2.3+dfsg), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/s/swupdate/swupdate_2020.04-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 248936
MD5sum: 12aa75671e491e1839b3a0b74374d6eb
SHA1: 9b9efb6ff02e7536991fff731e05942f91fe585e
SHA256: de1d0a99dbbf660cd59133dea75a3353b98713b5ca823587c97e7713ce470657
SHA512: 0f4b2417238b0848c0e9431d1c2417ec0222b06b7b397732134562142dcf707d2ae2e694f151efd22b5d77b2add48e25f73b9e57f0d35d1f9383eb46e8c1b52d
Homepage: http://sbabic.github.io/swupdate
Description-en: Software update framework for embedded systems
swupdate is a Linux update agent with the goal to provide an efficient and
safe way to update an embedded system.
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- Install on embedded media (eMMC, SD, Raw NAND, NOR and SPI-NOR flashes)
- Allow delivery single image for multiple devices
- Multiple interfaces for getting software
1. local storage
2. integrated web server
3. integrated REST client connector to hawkBit
4. remote server download
- Software delivered as images, gzipped tarball, etc
- Allow custom handlers for installing FPGA/ microcontroller firmware.
- Power-Off safe
Description-md5: 0e333f079171328229549df4556353f8