How To Install lcd4linux on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lcd4linux on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is lcd4linux
lcd4linux is:
Small program that grabs information from the kernel and some subsystems and displays it on an external liquid crystal display.
See http://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/ for Documentation
There are three methods to install lcd4linux 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 lcd4linux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lcd4linux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lcd4linux
Install lcd4linux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lcd4linux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lcd4linux
Install lcd4linux 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 lcd4linux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lcd4linux
How To Uninstall lcd4linux on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the lcd4linux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lcd4linux
Uninstall lcd4linux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lcd4linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lcd4linux
Remove lcd4linux Configurations and Data
To remove lcd4linux configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lcd4linux
Remove lcd4linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lcd4linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lcd4linux
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lcd4linux package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
