How to Install and Uninstall usb-modeswitch Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "usb-modeswitch" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall usb-modeswitch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: usb-modeswitch
Priority: extra
Section: comm
Installed-Size: 161
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Didier Raboud
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.5+repack0-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpipeline1 (>= 1.0.0), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.9~), usb-modeswitch-data (>= 20140529)
Suggests: comgt, wvdial
Breaks: usb-modeswitch-data (<< 20100127)
Filename: pool/main/u/usb-modeswitch/usb-modeswitch_2.2.5+repack0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 51490
MD5sum: 12246f2c1ff06200f041f26d86d23d33
SHA1: 9f7da108a6017f14ab4005c9e879db5e2e503c0e
SHA256: ac1a61f30dc76cc0d453011f6a25df986a9e2969f9408c3c50174d9f0c5de723
Description-en: mode switching tool for controlling "flip flop" USB devices
Several new USB devices have their proprietary Windows drivers onboard,
especially WAN dongles. When plugged in for the first time, they act
like a flash storage and start installing the driver from there. If
the driver is already installed, the storage device vanishes and
a new device, such as an USB modem, shows up. This is called the
"ZeroCD" feature.
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On Debian, this is not needed, since the driver is included as a
Linux kernel module, such as "usbserial". However, the device still
shows up as "usb-storage" by default. usb-modeswitch solves that
issue by sending the command which actually performs the switching
of the device from "usb-storage" to "usbserial".
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This package contains the binaries and the brother scripts.
Description-md5: bbddadcef95b9342b7cf75c7d1b5cfa2
Homepage: http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop