How To Install scrcpy 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 scrcpy on Ubuntu.
What is scrcpy
scrcpy is:
This application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB (or over TCP/IP). It does not require any root access.
This package contains the client (desktop) binary.
There are three methods to install scrcpy 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 scrcpy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scrcpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scrcpy
Install scrcpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scrcpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scrcpy
Install scrcpy 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 scrcpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scrcpy
How To Uninstall scrcpy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the scrcpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scrcpy
Uninstall scrcpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scrcpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrcpy
Remove scrcpy Configurations and Data
To remove scrcpy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scrcpy
Remove scrcpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scrcpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scrcpy
Dependencies
scrcpy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrcpy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.