Install minicom on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install minicom
Learn how to install minicom with the command sudo apt-get install minicom on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of minicom:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: minicom
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install minicom
Package Details | |
| Package: | minicom |
| Version: | 2.5-2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | friendly menu driven serial communication program Minicom is a clone of the MS-DOS "Telix" communication program. It emulates ANSI and VT102 terminals, has a dialing directory and auto zmodem download. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/comm |
How to install minicom 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 minicom is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L minicom' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L minicom Package `minicom' 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 minicom:
After system update use the following command to install minicom:
sudo apt-get install minicom
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 minicom from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the minicom 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 minicom following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove minicom
Following command is used to remove the minicom package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove minicom
This will remove minicom and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing minicom with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge minicom
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove minicom
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with minicom package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.