How To Install openrazer-meta on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openrazer-meta on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openrazer-meta
openrazer-meta is:
OpenRazer is a collection of GNU/Linux drivers for the Razer devices. Supported devices include keyboards, mice, mouse-mats, headsets and various other devices.
This package is a metapackage which depends on the OpenRazer driver and userspace daemon, plus a Python library and documentation.
There are three methods to install openrazer-meta 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 openrazer-meta Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openrazer-meta using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openrazer-meta
Install openrazer-meta Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openrazer-meta using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openrazer-meta
Install openrazer-meta 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 openrazer-meta using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openrazer-meta
How To Uninstall openrazer-meta on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openrazer-meta package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openrazer-meta
Uninstall openrazer-meta And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openrazer-meta and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openrazer-meta
Remove openrazer-meta Configurations and Data
To remove openrazer-meta configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openrazer-meta
Remove openrazer-meta configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openrazer-meta configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openrazer-meta
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openrazer-meta package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
