How To Install steam-devices on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install steam-devices on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is steam-devices
steam-devices is:
This package provides udev rules for various Steam-related hardware devices such as the Steam Controller (gamepad) and the HTC Vive (virtual reality headset).
There are three methods to install steam-devices 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 steam-devices Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install steam-devices using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install steam-devices
Install steam-devices Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install steam-devices using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install steam-devices
Install steam-devices 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 steam-devices using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install steam-devices
How To Uninstall steam-devices on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the steam-devices package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove steam-devices
Uninstall steam-devices And Its Dependencies
To uninstall steam-devices and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove steam-devices
Remove steam-devices Configurations and Data
To remove steam-devices configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge steam-devices
Remove steam-devices configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove steam-devices configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge steam-devices
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install steam-devices package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
