How to Install and Uninstall grabserial Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "grabserial" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install grabserial on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall grabserial on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: grabserial
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 67
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
Architecture: all
Version: 1.8.1-1
Depends: python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8), python-serial
Filename: pool/universe/g/grabserial/grabserial_1.8.1-1_all.deb
Size: 7750
MD5sum: 497e90da36e062c27a80f097d5cdc827
SHA1: 154edd9e73abb7630d43eec2b6799130ca98a69c
SHA256: 8908526bc8c9aacf13dad9159aab24cfd9415fdfca40595c3eed35e857750f64
Description-en: python-based serial dump and timing program
grabserial is a small program which reads a serial port and writes the
data tostandard output. The main purpose of this tool is to collect messages
written to the serial console from a target board running Linux, and save
the message on a host machine.
Description-md5: 46b3e5e34d2886ad3c34402573107cc9
Homepage: https://github.com/tbird20d/grabserial
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu