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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "mtkbabel" package

This is a short guide on how to install mtkbabel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall mtkbabel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mtkbabel
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 135
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Uwe Hermann
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.3.1-1.1
Depends: perl, libtimedate-perl, libdevice-serialport-perl
Filename: pool/universe/m/mtkbabel/mtkbabel_0.8.3.1-1.1_all.deb
Size: 25692
MD5sum: c7ee0052d159749e8a3ed091a069a9b0
SHA1: 2b81c3ab6097a48b4405449026ac2eb27233a311
SHA256: fe4257035b808f64070834673e0e869f02ccff64cba9851f139bd77348fc40f0
Description-en: Tool for managing i-Blue 747 and compatible GPS data loggers
MTKBabel is a command line program to operate the i-Blue 747 GPS data logger.
It should work also with other GPS devices based on the MediaTek MTK chipset.
For instance the Holux M-241 GPS data logger, the Holux M-1200E, as well as
the 747 A+ GPS Trip Recorder, are also known to work.
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The main features are:
- Command line interface
- Save data log in GPX and raw binary format
- If required retrieve all the data, also the old one being overlapped
- Change logging criteria: time, distance, speed
- Change log format
- START/STOP logging
- Set OVERLAP or STOP method on memory full
- Erase the internal memory
Description-md5: a10d5e475719632e939da2b774ee0bfc
Homepage: http://www.rigacci.org/wiki/doku.php/doc/appunti/hardware/gps_logger_i_blue_747
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu