How To Install python-libcec on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libcec on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-libcec
python-libcec is:
This library provides support for the Pulse-Eight USB-CEC adapter and other CEC capable hardware, like the Raspberry Pi.
This package provides Python bindings for libcec.
There are three methods to install python-libcec on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-libcec Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libcec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libcec
Install python-libcec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libcec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libcec
Install python-libcec 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 python-libcec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libcec
How To Uninstall python-libcec on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-libcec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libcec
Uninstall python-libcec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libcec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libcec
Remove python-libcec Configurations and Data
To remove python-libcec configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libcec
Remove python-libcec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libcec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libcec
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libcec package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
