How to Install and Uninstall usb.ids Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "usb.ids" package

Please follow the guidance below to install usb.ids on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                usb.ids
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "usb.ids" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall usb.ids on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: usb.ids
Architecture: all
Version: 2020.08.26-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 708
Breaks: usbutils (<< 1:008-1)
Replaces: usbutils (<< 1:008-1)
Filename: pool/main/u/usb.ids/usb.ids_2020.08.26-1_all.deb
Size: 202612
MD5sum: 4d4517dda98b799bcd9541428b1795a5
SHA1: 2fd230cd50336525a272f69f171efc94eab6216c
SHA256: 0a455d88f73b2a622b17466091d96c8b6e6ace742849aca70fe7e56d2b634503
SHA512: 724c933efb31a7fdc916bbcbd4e72d4743242b0d089e8a9f99f826fdb0ffd5486017f9839c5a24bb1eb062ba55f74c8e38e23d987690a1e375fce754c749d327
Homepage: http://www.linux-usb.org/usb-ids.html
Description-en: USB ID Repository
This package contains the usb.ids file, a public repository of all known
ID's used in USB devices: ID's of vendors, devices, subsystems and device
classes. It is used in various programs to display full human-readable
names instead of cryptic numeric codes.
Description-md5: df2575bd4657190a3f96c60f7dc3d35e
Task: standard