How To Install vbetool 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 vbetool on Ubuntu.
What is vbetool
vbetool is:
vbetool uses lrmi in order to run code from the video BIOS. Currently, it is able to alter DPMS states, save/restore video card state and attempt to initialize the video card from scratch.
There are three methods to install vbetool 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 vbetool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vbetool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vbetool
Install vbetool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vbetool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vbetool
Install vbetool 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 vbetool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vbetool
How To Uninstall vbetool on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vbetool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vbetool
Uninstall vbetool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vbetool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vbetool
Remove vbetool Configurations and Data
To remove vbetool configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vbetool
Remove vbetool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vbetool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vbetool
Dependencies
vbetool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vbetool package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.