Install device-tree-compiler on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install device-tree-compiler
Learn how to install device-tree-compiler with the command sudo apt-get install device-tree-compiler on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of device-tree-compiler:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: device-tree-compiler
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install device-tree-compiler
Package Details | |
| Package: | device-tree-compiler |
| Version: | 1.3.0-2ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://git.jdl.com/gitweb/?p=dtc.git |
| Description: | Device Tree Compiler for Flat Device Trees Device Tree Compiler, dtc, takes as input a device-tree in a given format and outputs a device-tree in another format for booting kernels on embedded systems. . Typically, the input format is "dts", a human readable source format, and creates a "dtb", or binary format as output. Homepage: http://git.jdl.com/gitweb/?p=dtc.git |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | devel |
How to install device-tree-compiler on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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 device-tree-compiler is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L device-tree-compiler' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L device-tree-compiler Package `device-tree-compiler' 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 device-tree-compiler:
After system update use the following command to install device-tree-compiler:
sudo apt-get install device-tree-compiler
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 device-tree-compiler from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the device-tree-compiler 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 device-tree-compiler following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove device-tree-compiler
Following command is used to remove the device-tree-compiler package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove device-tree-compiler
This will remove device-tree-compiler and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing device-tree-compiler with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge device-tree-compiler
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove device-tree-compiler
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with device-tree-compiler package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.