How To Install colorhug-client on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install colorhug-client on Ubuntu 20.04. colorhug-client is Tools for the Hughski Colorimeter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install colorhug-client on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is colorhug-client

colorhug-client is:

The Hughski ColorHug colorimeter is a low cost open-source hardware sensor used to calibrate screens.

This package includes the client tools which allows the user to upgrade the firmware on the sensor, set the color calibration matrix or to access the sensor.

Please note that this package does not provide calibration, you should install gnome-color-manager or argyll for this purpose.

There are three methods to install colorhug-client 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 colorhug-client Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install colorhug-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install colorhug-client

Install colorhug-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install colorhug-client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install colorhug-client

Install colorhug-client 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 colorhug-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install colorhug-client

How To Uninstall colorhug-client on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the colorhug-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove colorhug-client

Uninstall colorhug-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall colorhug-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove colorhug-client

Remove colorhug-client Configurations and Data

To remove colorhug-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge colorhug-client

Remove colorhug-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove colorhug-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge colorhug-client

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install colorhug-client package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.