How to Install and Uninstall ftdi-eeprom Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "ftdi-eeprom" package

This tutorial shows how to install ftdi-eeprom on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ftdi-eeprom
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ftdi-eeprom" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ftdi-eeprom on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ftdi-eeprom
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ftdi-eeprom package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ftdi-eeprom
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 31
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Architecture: amd64
Source: libftdi1
Version: 1.2-5build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libconfuse0 (>= 2.5), libftdi1-2, libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8)
Filename: pool/universe/libf/libftdi1/ftdi-eeprom_1.2-5build1_amd64.deb
Size: 9818
MD5sum: 0efb9e938604ce0664084073c3eb7f99
SHA1: 21d503771e0f5e9b82d9e5418dd4eb79e55378af
SHA256: 952bec678057074c77301c90e1df1465324af6a97627bcd0c74015c15c210bce
Description-en: Tool for reading/erasing/flashing FTDI USB chip EEPROMs
ftdi-eeprom is a small tool for creating and uploading the configuration
EEPROM for the FTDI chip. This eeprom contains information such as vendor
and product ID, manufacturer and product strings, revision, etc.
Description-md5: b25f43696d03c67044d74467e49c4b44
Homepage: http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu