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

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "usbrelay" package

Learn how to install usbrelay on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: usbrelay
Priority: optional
Section: universe/electronics
Installed-Size: 362
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jan Dittberner
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libhidapi-hidraw0 (>= 0.8.0~rc1+git20140201.3a66d4e+dfsg)
Filename: pool/universe/u/usbrelay/usbrelay_0.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 343368
MD5sum: 3f5bddfd8b9fa3c7d6393b5b124dd774
SHA1: c1a7d13c8defca6b0a87a6468ae1f880c023c210
SHA256: d901e79fbd03504b00702e9dae936936ba543d0de2093bd319ae28819f0a546c
Description-en: USB HID relay driver
a small utility to control USB HID based relays that can be used for home
automation or other switching needs. The devices are available from several
sources and are able to handle up to 10A 250VAC.
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An example application are USB controlable power switches. You may use such a
switch to control the power supply of an external hard disk drive for backup
purposes.
Description-md5: e5ddc481ecfba0db0b64d0b8133206d7
Homepage: https://github.com/darrylb123/usbrelay
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu