How To Install matroxset on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install matroxset
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is matroxset
matroxset is:
This utility can be used to map heads to outputs, change the output mode to monitor, TV, or digital flat panel, display information about horizontal and vertical blanking, and view or modify a number of card specific controls.
There are three methods to install matroxset
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 matroxset Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install matroxset
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install matroxset
Install matroxset Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install matroxset
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install matroxset
Install matroxset 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 matroxset
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install matroxset
How To Uninstall matroxset on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the matroxset
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove matroxset
Uninstall matroxset And Its Dependencies
To uninstall matroxset
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove matroxset
Remove matroxset Configurations and Data
To remove matroxset
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge matroxset
Remove matroxset configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove matroxset
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matroxset
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install matroxset
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.