How To Install ddcutil on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddcutil on Fedora 36.
What is ddcutil
Query and change monitor settings ddcutil communicates with monitors implementing MCCS (Monitor Control Command Set), using either the DDC/CI protocol on the I2C bus or as a Human Interface Device on USB. In general, anything that can be controlled using a monitor’s on-screen display can be controlled by this program. Examples include changing a monitor’s input source and adjusting its brightness.
We can use yum or dnf to install ddcutil on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ddcutil.
Install ddcutil on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ddcutil using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ddcutil
Install ddcutil on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ddcutil using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ddcutil
How To Uninstall ddcutil on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the ddcutil package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ddcutil
ddcutil Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/bin/ddcutil
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f/d55a4931d47392de6c020f91ded6fbe589ca9d
/usr/share/ddcutil
/usr/share/ddcutil/data
/usr/share/ddcutil/data/45-ddcutil-i2c.rules
/usr/share/ddcutil/data/45-ddcutil-usb.rules
/usr/share/ddcutil/data/90-nvidia-i2c.conf
/usr/share/doc/ddcutil
/usr/share/doc/ddcutil/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/ddcutil/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/ddcutil/NEWS.md
/usr/share/doc/ddcutil/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/ddcutil
/usr/share/licenses/ddcutil/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/ddcutil.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddcutil on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).