Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bmap-tools on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is bmap-tools
bmap-tools is:
bmaptool is a generic tool for creating the block map (bmap) for a
file, and copying files using the block map. The idea is that large
file containing unused blocks, like raw system image files, can be
copied or flashed a lot faster with bmaptool than with traditional
tools like “dd” or “cp”.
There are three methods to install bmap-tools 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 bmap-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bmap-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bmap-tools
Install bmap-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bmap-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bmap-tools
Install bmap-tools 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 bmap-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bmap-tools
How To Uninstall bmap-tools on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the bmap-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bmap-tools
Uninstall bmap-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bmap-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bmap-tools
Remove bmap-tools Configurations and Data
To remove bmap-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bmap-tools
Remove bmap-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bmap-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bmap-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bmap-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
