How To Install libam7xxx0.1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libam7xxx0.1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libam7xxx0.1 is library for accessing am7xxx based devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libam7xxx0.1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libam7xxx0.1

libam7xxx0.1 is:

libam7xxx is an Open Source library to communicate via USB with projectors and Digital Picture Frames based on the Actions Micro AM7XXX family if ICs.

libam7xxx makes it possible to use these devices as USB displays on non-Windows Operating Systems like GNU/Linux or Android/Linux just to name a few, and on non-PC platforms like for instance mobile phones, tablets or game consoles.

Examples of supported devices are:

  • Acer C110
  • Acer C112
  • Aiptek PocketCinema T25
  • Philips/SagemCom PicoPix 1020
  • Philips/SagemCom PicoPix 2055
  • Philips/SagemCom PicoPix 2330
  • Top-Height/TEC PP700

This package contains the shared library of libam7xxx.

There are three methods to install libam7xxx0.1 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 libam7xxx0.1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libam7xxx0.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libam7xxx0.1

Install libam7xxx0.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libam7xxx0.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libam7xxx0.1

Install libam7xxx0.1 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 libam7xxx0.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libam7xxx0.1

How To Uninstall libam7xxx0.1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libam7xxx0.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libam7xxx0.1

Uninstall libam7xxx0.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libam7xxx0.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libam7xxx0.1

Remove libam7xxx0.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libam7xxx0.1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libam7xxx0.1

Remove libam7xxx0.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libam7xxx0.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libam7xxx0.1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libam7xxx0.1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.