How To Install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu 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 linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu on Ubuntu.
What is linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu
linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu is:
Some Xilinx models include a hardware Video Codec Unit (VCU). The Xilinx VCU firmware files are needed for the decoder and encoder.
There are three methods to install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu 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 linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu
Install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu
Install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu 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 linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu
How To Uninstall linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu
Uninstall linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu
Remove linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu Configurations and Data
To remove linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu
Remove linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu
Dependencies
linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-firmware-xilinx-vcu package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.