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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "uhubctl" package

This is a short guide on how to install uhubctl on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall uhubctl on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: uhubctl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/electronics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: gustavo panizzo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 52
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16)
Filename: pool/universe/u/uhubctl/uhubctl_2.2.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 19440
MD5sum: 7de059ad67f56a4050a6faeb95b49f28
SHA1: 525d229d99299b8a2fbe17127332d678e32bddc6
SHA256: 39f1094930530aa7c78ec7def5ab87a277db6d9962b69b0dfdf273fd943b1d13
SHA512: 1328a692770d2946769ddc4ffa426d084dfc5de62cb58eec2f10387364217176c336e377cfeafeb6c5b44a52d9f880122b736a40a847508c50b507479c61e1e5
Homepage: https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl
Description-en: USB hub per-port power control
Utility to control USB power per-port on smart USB hubs.
Smart hub is defined as one that implements per-port power switching.
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Original idea for this code was inspired by hub-ctrl.c by Niibe Yutaka:
http://www.gniibe.org/development/ac-power-control-by-USB-hub
Description-md5: 4fbea6f9fd276cb0b567e63a5ec63ffe