How To Install libcec4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcec4 on Debian 9.
What is libcec4
libcec4 is:
This library provides support for the Pulse-Eight USB-CEC adapter and other CEC capable hardware, like the Raspberry Pi.
This package provides the shared library.
There are three methods to install libcec4 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcec4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcec4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcec4
Install libcec4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcec4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcec4
Install libcec4 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 libcec4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcec4
How To Uninstall libcec4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcec4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcec4
Uninstall libcec4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcec4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcec4
Remove libcec4 Configurations and Data
To remove libcec4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcec4
Remove libcec4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcec4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcec4
Dependencies
libcec4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcec4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
