How To Install hdmi2usb-mode-switch on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-mode-switch on Debian 12.
What is hdmi2usb-mode-switch
hdmi2usb-mode-switch is:
This is the tool for flashing and configuring the HDMI2USB devices.
It can load a runtime firmware, and write firmware to the device’s flash.
https://hdmi2usb.tv/ is an open hardware and software project for capturing HDMI video with an FPGA board. This package supports the Digilent Atlys and Numato Opsis boards.
There are three methods to install hdmi2usb-mode-switch on Debian 12. 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-mode-switch 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-mode-switch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hdmi2usb-mode-switch
Install hdmi2usb-mode-switch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hdmi2usb-mode-switch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hdmi2usb-mode-switch
Install hdmi2usb-mode-switch 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install hdmi2usb-mode-switch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hdmi2usb-mode-switch
How To Uninstall hdmi2usb-mode-switch on Debian 12
To uninstall only the hdmi2usb-mode-switch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch
Uninstall hdmi2usb-mode-switch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hdmi2usb-mode-switch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdmi2usb-mode-switch
Remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch Configurations and Data
To remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hdmi2usb-mode-switch
Remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdmi2usb-mode-switch
Dependencies
hdmi2usb-mode-switch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-mode-switch package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.