How To Install libevdi0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdi0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libevdi0-dev
libevdi0-dev is:
The Extensible Virtual Display Interface (EVDI) is a Linux kernel module that enables management of multiple screens, allowing user-space programs to take control over what happens with the image. It is essentially a virtual display you can add, remove and receive screen updates for, in an application that uses the libevdi library.
The module and library is part of the DisplayLink Ubuntu development which enables support for DisplayLink USB 3.0 devices on Ubuntu.
Please note that this is NOT a complete driver for DisplayLink devices.
This is the development package for evdi clients. It is only needed for compiling evdi client software. End-users do not need this package.
Package: libevdi0-dev Architecture: all Version: 1.6.0+dfsg-1ubuntu3 Priority: optional Section: universe/libdevel Source: evdi Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Hanno Stock [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 17 Depends: libevdi0 (>= 1.6.0+dfsg-1ubuntu3), libevdi0 (« 1.6.0+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1~) Recommends: evdi-dkms Filename: pool/universe/e/evdi/libevdi0-dev_1.6.0+dfsg-1ubuntu3_all.deb Size: 3376 MD5sum: 3845d46c871c4536fa5eeda025ff540d SHA1: 5e4305986407b98faf492fb761dcbcce36c4f0ec SHA256: 4b9f13ba34181dc066e2e74c291095a4d80481e1d20e949628dd3041db7284b2 Homepage: https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi Description-en: EVDI driver client library dev package The Extensible Virtual Display Interface (EVDI) is a Linux kernel module that enables management of multiple screens, allowing user-space programs to take control over what happens with the image. It is essentially a virtual display you can add, remove and receive screen updates for, in an application that uses the libevdi library.
The module and library is part of the DisplayLink Ubuntu development which enables support for DisplayLink USB 3.0 devices on Ubuntu.
Please note that this is NOT a complete driver for DisplayLink devices.
This is the development package for evdi clients. It is only needed for compiling evdi client software. End-users do not need this package.
There are three methods to install libevdi0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libevdi0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libevdi0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevdi0-dev
Install libevdi0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libevdi0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevdi0-dev
Install libevdi0-dev 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 libevdi0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevdi0-dev
How To Uninstall libevdi0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libevdi0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevdi0-dev
Uninstall libevdi0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevdi0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevdi0-dev
Remove libevdi0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libevdi0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevdi0-dev
Remove libevdi0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevdi0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevdi0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdi0-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.