How To Install ddcci-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddcci-dkms
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ddcci-dkms
ddcci-dkms is:
This set of kernel modules provides a DDC/CI driver for compatible monitors, and integration into the backlight system class. With the latter, many desktop environments can control the backlight on external monitors.
There are three methods to install ddcci-dkms
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ddcci-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ddcci-dkms
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ddcci-dkms
Install ddcci-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ddcci-dkms
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ddcci-dkms
Install ddcci-dkms 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 ddcci-dkms
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ddcci-dkms
How To Uninstall ddcci-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ddcci-dkms
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ddcci-dkms
Uninstall ddcci-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ddcci-dkms
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddcci-dkms
Remove ddcci-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove ddcci-dkms
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ddcci-dkms
Remove ddcci-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ddcci-dkms
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddcci-dkms
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddcci-dkms
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.