How To Install i810switch on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i810switch on Debian 9.
What is i810switch
i810switch is:
i810switch enables/disables the output to the CRT display and LCD, depending on the i810 graphics controller hardware. Such hardware is found on some laptops (eg, Sony Vaios, some Dell models, etc). Chipsets also supported include i855, i830, i845.
This package includes the i810rotate script, which toggles the output between three states: LCD only, LCD + CRT, and CRT only.
There are three methods to install i810switch on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install i810switch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i810switch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i810switch
Install i810switch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i810switch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i810switch
Install i810switch 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 i810switch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i810switch
How To Uninstall i810switch on Debian 9
To uninstall only the i810switch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i810switch
Uninstall i810switch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i810switch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i810switch
Remove i810switch Configurations and Data
To remove i810switch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i810switch
Remove i810switch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i810switch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i810switch
Dependencies
i810switch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i810switch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.