How To Install wxedid 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 wxedid on Ubuntu.
What is wxedid
wxedid is:
wxEDID is a wxWidgets based editor for Extended Display Identification Data (EDID).
It operates on offline files that can be flashed to a monitor using the technique described here: https://wiki.debian.org/RepairEDID.
This tool can modify the base EDID v1.3+ structure and the CEA/CTA-861-G, as the first extension block. The program also provides a DTD constructor to aid with the selection of suitable timings.
The tool can import and export EDID data in binary blob and in hexadecimal formats.
There are three methods to install wxedid 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 wxedid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wxedid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wxedid
Install wxedid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wxedid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wxedid
Install wxedid 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 wxedid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wxedid
How To Uninstall wxedid on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wxedid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wxedid
Uninstall wxedid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wxedid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wxedid
Remove wxedid Configurations and Data
To remove wxedid configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wxedid
Remove wxedid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wxedid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wxedid
Dependencies
wxedid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wxedid package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.