How to Install and Uninstall hidl-gen Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "hidl-gen" package

Please follow the instructions below to install hidl-gen on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install hidl-gen

2. Uninstall "hidl-gen" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall hidl-gen on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove hidl-gen $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the hidl-gen package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: hidl-gen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.0.0+r45-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: android-platform-system-tools-hidl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Android Tools Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1358
Depends: android-libbase, android-libboringssl, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/a/android-platform-system-tools-hidl/hidl-gen_9.0.0+r45-1_amd64.deb
Size: 416868
MD5sum: ba107c6935a9d8b6536e10d4d5b48206
SHA1: 5599507f5ae4891d598315e78a5c8b5aadbf12ba
SHA256: e17fd991ac317ce019c687dd868abc12f3cb87efac9a8982f0f751d5c8ae0824
Homepage: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/tools/hidl
Description: Compiler for the HIDL
Description-md5: 41449f95b3cec834a42dfde65c91c719