How To Install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware
hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware is:
This package contains the FX2 firmware for several modes of the Numato Opsis board’s USB interface.
It is used for flashing updates to the board.
There are three methods to install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware 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 hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware
Install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware
Install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware 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 hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware
How To Uninstall hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware
Uninstall hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware
Remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware Configurations and Data
To remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware
Remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
