How To Install xcalib on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcalib
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xcalib
xcalib is:
xcalib loads ‘vcgt’-tag of ICC profiles to the X-server using the XVidMode Extension in order to calibrate your display.
There are three methods to install xcalib
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 xcalib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xcalib
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xcalib
Install xcalib Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xcalib
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xcalib
Install xcalib 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 xcalib
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xcalib
How To Uninstall xcalib on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xcalib
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xcalib
Uninstall xcalib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xcalib
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcalib
Remove xcalib Configurations and Data
To remove xcalib
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xcalib
Remove xcalib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xcalib
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcalib
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcalib
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.