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Quick installation of gtkterm:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gtkterm
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gtkterm
Package Details | |
| Package: | gtkterm |
| Version: | 0.99.7~rc1-0ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu MOTU Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.jls-info.com/julien/linux/ |
| Description: | A simple GTK+ serial port terminal
gtkterm is a simple GTK+ terminal used to communicate with the serial port.
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Its features :
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* Serial port terminal window
* Serial port setup (speed, parity, bits, stopbits, flow control)
* Using the termios API
* Possible to send a file (only RAW data, no protocol)
* End of line delay while sending a file
* Special character wait before next line while sending a file
* Possible to toggle control lines manually (DTR, CTS)
* Also reads the state of control lines (RTS, CD, DSR, RI)
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Author: Julien Schmitt |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/comm |
How to install gtkterm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If gtkterm is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gtkterm' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gtkterm Package `gtkterm' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing gtkterm:
After system update use the following command to install gtkterm:
sudo apt-get install gtkterm
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove gtkterm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gtkterm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the gtkterm following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gtkterm
Following command is used to remove the gtkterm package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gtkterm
This will remove gtkterm and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gtkterm with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gtkterm
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gtkterm
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gtkterm package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
