How to Install and Uninstall edid-decode Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "edid-decode" package

This is a short guide on how to install edid-decode on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                edid-decode
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "edid-decode" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall edid-decode on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                edid-decode
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the edid-decode package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: edid-decode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1~git20160708.c72db881-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrew Shadura
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 52
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/e/edid-decode/edid-decode_0.1~git20160708.c72db881-1_amd64.deb
Size: 18906
MD5sum: d70ac0c155d595b384b8a92b4ec183f5
SHA1: 5b8e15050f59b2ee2048380742352d0952cce07e
SHA256: f5e59da33085465135643990fdca7461c950e9736ac88f5e770ff9c5dfeb1660
Description: decode the binary EDID information from monitors
Description-md5: 938630f978cfdb2eeba2cc4da41ea013