Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install blktool on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is blktool
blktool is:
blktool is used for querying and/or changing settings of a block
device. It is like hdparm but a more general tool, as it works on
SCSI, IDE and SATA devices.
This program is for those who know what they’re doing and it should
be used at your own risk as it could cause damage to your hardware.
There are three methods to install blktool on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install blktool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install blktool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install blktool
Install blktool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install blktool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install blktool
Install blktool Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install blktool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install blktool
How To Uninstall blktool on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the blktool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove blktool
Uninstall blktool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall blktool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove blktool
Remove blktool Configurations and Data
To remove blktool configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge blktool
Remove blktool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove blktool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blktool
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install blktool package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
