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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "usbutils" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall usbutils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: usbutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:012-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 320
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libudev1 (>= 196), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.22), usb.ids
Filename: pool/main/u/usbutils/usbutils_012-2_amd64.deb
Size: 72856
MD5sum: dea4e72fed92d5a79a5120df0881c0a8
SHA1: eb6bddf5cce624ac422566c3d4cf2d6e411bc204
SHA256: 2b9977f32325f0390747cf05a903f4d43487c6a3fe37ba635806e04815225778
SHA512: b4fa73910686c396c0d93061efee8e6cbb59de210783f9959c68ac5a1ac26e9caf7210a75ae3e8d1332ae29b81b1b0f8a494a442f23b8902c946d9af02096d95
Homepage: https://github.com/gregkh/usbutils
Description-en: Linux USB utilities
This package contains the lsusb utility for inspecting the devices
connected to the USB bus. It shows a graphical representation of the
devices that are currently plugged in, showing the topology of the
USB bus. It also displays information on each individual device on
the bus.
Description-md5: 928f8c65aee445506dc03a844a66adac
Task: standard