How to install sg3-utils on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install sg3-utils package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).
Quick installation of sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2
Package Details | |
| Package: | sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 |
| Version: | 1.44-1ubuntu2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://sg.danny.cz/sg/ |
| Description: | utilities for devices using the SCSI command set Most OSes have SCSI pass-through interfaces that enable user space programs to send SCSI commands to a device and fetch the response. With SCSI to ATA Translation (SAT) many ATA disks now can process SCSI commands. Typically each utility in this package implements one SCSI command. See the draft standards at www.t10.org for SCSI command definitions plus SAT. ATA commands are defined in the draft standards at www.t13.org . For a mapping between supported SCSI and ATA commands and utility names in this package see the COVERAGE file. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 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 sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L sg3-utils [1mdpkg-query:[0m package 'sg3-utils' is not installed Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2:
After system update use the following command to install sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2:
sudo apt-get install sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 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 sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2
Following command is used to remove the sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2
This will remove sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with sg3-utils Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.44-1ubuntu2 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.