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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "usb-modeswitch-data" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install usb-modeswitch-data on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall usb-modeswitch-data 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-data package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: usb-modeswitch-data
Priority: extra
Section: comm
Installed-Size: 182
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Didier Raboud
Architecture: all
Version: 20151101-1
Replaces: usb-modeswitch (<< 1.0.7-1), usb-modeswitch-data-packed
Provides: usb-modeswitch-data-packed
Recommends: usb-modeswitch (>= 2.2.2), udev (>= 0.140)
Conflicts: usb-modeswitch-data-packed
Breaks: usb-modeswitch (<< 2.2.2)
Filename: pool/main/u/usb-modeswitch-data/usb-modeswitch-data_20151101-1_all.deb
Size: 31360
MD5sum: 8bcb57e8af6192c41eef69b379e24976
SHA1: fb9a37c5f9add43051d2b50a016721bf07bb64e0
SHA256: 1055f4dbbe1e4f1e98e280317f7d235f6c3273476b28ceac8c52549a2c30a33e
Description-en: mode switching data for usb-modeswitch
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 commands data needed for usb-modeswitch.
Description-md5: 83f8894d390ffa31e34c89e43fc95bb1
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