How To Install cec-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cec-utils
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cec-utils
cec-utils 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 CEC utility programs.
There are three methods to install cec-utils
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 cec-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cec-utils
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cec-utils
Install cec-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cec-utils
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cec-utils
Install cec-utils 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 cec-utils
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cec-utils
How To Uninstall cec-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cec-utils
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cec-utils
Uninstall cec-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cec-utils
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cec-utils
Remove cec-utils Configurations and Data
To remove cec-utils
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cec-utils
Remove cec-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cec-utils
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cec-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cec-utils
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.