How to Install and Uninstall imx-usb-loader Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "imx-usb-loader" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install imx-usb-loader on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                imx-usb-loader
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "imx-usb-loader" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall imx-usb-loader on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                imx-usb-loader
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the imx-usb-loader package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: imx-usb-loader
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0~git20200517.30b43d69-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/electronics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 138
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16)
Filename: pool/universe/i/imx-usb-loader/imx-usb-loader_0~git20200517.30b43d69-1_amd64.deb
Size: 34600
MD5sum: 488edab5ea14ecf15c072d44956fb60a
SHA1: 46af71638ab5cc8fbb7b7fb7cfef811b52df0a08
SHA256: 724048bc064f0a915da9c9e471a5a951134ba0f388b84a18d183afe66be55c43
SHA512: 00e5d6c2d3f5194ce31f5cb47c227d387a88d799fd65893ddc29e42e3e1593faf99d754ff075d5d05ea7a9d58312d8f830e209c32b8c02a5fa1c63a34e455462
Homepage: https://github.com/boundarydevices/imx_usb_loader
Description-en: imx_loader - i.MX/Vybrid recovery utility
This utility allows one to download and execute code on Freescale
i.MX5/i.MX6/i.MX7 and Vybrid SoCs through the Serial Download Protocol (SDP).
Depending on the board, there is usually some kind of recovery button to
bring the SoC into serial download boot mode, check documentation of your
hardware.
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The utility support USB and UART as serial link.
Description-md5: 66b128f5c76116a7f1a4fe01cc1861a4