How to Install and Uninstall libcec6 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libcec6" package

This tutorial shows how to install libcec6 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libcec6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libcec6 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcec6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcec6 package on Kali Linux

Package: libcec6
Source: libcec
Version: 6.0.2-5
Installed-Size: 760
Maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libp8-platform2 (>= 1.0.10), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2)
Size: 207824
SHA256: fa47fb278b7f8ce30a5a0dc9eb1275151a5c194c00789b093904844ae7c87714
SHA1: 7bab2155f7da4de1a72a8076dcb6fceb7b7a1cfe
MD5sum: 6cc514b0791856821b8104f0869fc6b2
Description: USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (shared library)
This library provides support for the Pulse-Eight USB-CEC adapter and
other CEC capable hardware, like the Raspberry Pi.
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This package provides the shared library.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcec/libcec6_6.0.2-5_amd64.deb