How to Install and Uninstall swupdate Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "swupdate" package

This guide let you learn how to install swupdate on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall swupdate on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: swupdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2020.11-2
Built-Using: mtd-utils (= 1:2.1.2-2)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/embedded
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stefano Babic
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 744
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.32), 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), libswupdate0.1 (>= 2020.11), libsystemd0, liburiparser1 (>= 0.6.0), libwebsockets16 (>= 2.4.1), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/s/swupdate/swupdate_2020.11-2_amd64.deb
Size: 284044
MD5sum: e9e10b68304a057d4473df060f5f77e2
SHA1: 8319ac4f3de179c5d0e214ed87799c9f9048807e
SHA256: da53c329eed24df798445b757c0686162bb5bae4c4d78f3132ef20ee8061ec86
SHA512: 0b4de0b01e46d1d1f3e2d4ce05014351f02978ead3b9199cfe3f739c0727d3743709a873b67b718179ec16028fa7e16af9ec82c381fd1f7bfbfb7a3d8b6df63e
Homepage: https://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