How to Install and Uninstall libcec-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libcec-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libcec-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libcec-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libcec-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                libcec-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcec-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libcec-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libcec
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sjoerd Simons
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 113
Depends: libcec4 (= 4.0.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1.1)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcec/libcec-dev_4.0.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 19000
MD5sum: 794a73c234d704192d97898e3e9a2a44
SHA1: 2ea88f3fc40824d4d66909728b97516777cb7e0d
SHA256: f1a575a0b32c89d6cfbf9320bdcba2acae7c7a84b62ef51bef518dbc89db8caa
SHA512: cb4683768a95c84874b0a899aaf240340ecc80571c8b2d833c4d339e450765ef4b6c250acaffa94371e474a762a32b9ca53e2e2b64a731aa8ef113597461fcb4
Homepage: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
Description: USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (development files)
Description-md5: a90478ffeddfa2b232fd76330aacdc92

Package: libcec-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libcec
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sjoerd Simons
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 113
Depends: libcec4 (= 4.0.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcec/libcec-dev_4.0.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 19004
MD5sum: b7f7c0fcbfa748686ac676b2c5b3b951
SHA1: e968ca2f705d638b639429a2db85c5b2db68c3ae
SHA256: 573206c272393a24303ae350f7a33307e0f446aea85c808956c95e40b6b8537b
Homepage: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
Description: USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (development files)
Description-md5: a90478ffeddfa2b232fd76330aacdc92