How To Install libcec6 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcec6 on Ubuntu.
What is libcec6
libcec6 is:
This library provides support for the Pulse-Eight USB-CEC adapter and other CEC capable hardware, like the Raspberry Pi.
This package provides the shared library.
There are three methods to install libcec6 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcec6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcec6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcec6
Install libcec6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcec6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcec6
Install libcec6 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 libcec6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcec6
How To Uninstall libcec6 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcec6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcec6
Uninstall libcec6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcec6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcec6
Remove libcec6 Configurations and Data
To remove libcec6 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcec6
Remove libcec6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcec6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcec6
Dependencies
libcec6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcec6 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.