How to Install and Uninstall usb-modeswitch Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "usb-modeswitch" package

This is a short guide on how to install usb-modeswitch on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                usb-modeswitch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "usb-modeswitch" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall usb-modeswitch on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                usb-modeswitch
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the usb-modeswitch package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: usb-modeswitch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.1-3ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Alteholz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 139
Depends: tcl, usb-modeswitch-data, libc6 (>= 2.34), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.9)
Suggests: comgt, wvdial
Filename: pool/main/u/usb-modeswitch/usb-modeswitch_2.6.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 46002
MD5sum: 200d1fe583f47577377193a04eb27f90
SHA1: 9d6c28f2c9684bf100f67777a8efb4f4cc83e5f2
SHA256: ffff64708d06b77b29a30f589668f237dcc0fe8a8bb739da1447c4ab14a247fe
SHA512: 38a5948b3b8dd1487d693880b30a9d8acd354ed44dcefb77b8fb2a9cfbe97bb81f190929a7ac8da8bad09b12a05ab2687d49296fb523af19931f1e1c53b459a3
Homepage: https://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/
Description: mode switching tool for controlling "flip flop" USB devices
Description-md5: bbddadcef95b9342b7cf75c7d1b5cfa2
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi