How To Install ddcui on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddcui on Debian 12.
What is ddcui
ddcui is:
This package provides a graphical user interface for ddccutil.
ddcutil communicates with monitors implementing MCCS (Monitor Control Command Set). Normally, communication is performed using the DDC/CI protocol on the I2C bus. Alternatively, communication can be performed over USB as per the USB Monitor Control Class Specification.
There are three methods to install ddcui on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ddcui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ddcui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ddcui
Install ddcui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ddcui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ddcui
Install ddcui 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ddcui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ddcui
How To Uninstall ddcui on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ddcui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ddcui
Uninstall ddcui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ddcui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddcui
Remove ddcui Configurations and Data
To remove ddcui configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ddcui
Remove ddcui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ddcui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddcui
Dependencies
ddcui have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddcui package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
