How To Install pci.ids on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pci.ids
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pci.ids
pci.ids is:
This package contains the pci.ids file, a public repository of all known ID’s used in PCI devices: ID’s of vendors, devices, subsystems and device classes. It is used in various programs to display full human-readable names instead of cryptic numeric codes.
There are three methods to install pci.ids
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pci.ids Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pci.ids
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pci.ids
Install pci.ids Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pci.ids
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pci.ids
Install pci.ids 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 pci.ids
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pci.ids
How To Uninstall pci.ids on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pci.ids
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pci.ids
Uninstall pci.ids And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pci.ids
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pci.ids
Remove pci.ids Configurations and Data
To remove pci.ids
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pci.ids
Remove pci.ids configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pci.ids
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pci.ids
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pci.ids
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.