How to Install and Uninstall fbset Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "fbset" package

This is a short guide on how to install fbset on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall fbset on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fbset
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fbset package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: fbset
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1-32
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sudip Mukherjee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 316
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), udev | makedev (>= 2.3.1-24)
Filename: pool/main/f/fbset/fbset_2.1-32_amd64.deb
Size: 117796
MD5sum: 1317f316e45cc86a2c496d62d5b9a08c
SHA1: cddf268329dfd1f7520ab2969dc57ed82bf6d6f4
SHA256: dfc1dad2d76ff0c3da7428df0d83eea518e3626614831b72fffb67f119391174
SHA512: 56ad214579db7dfe52f9b0a4e19ccc5f5aecd1e49c4713b06ab3df72c0577ff6f9107a16b4734c141c3607c78ecdf7a8d36dd2929c4caf946d5b52aea421c29e
Homepage: http://users.telenet.be/geertu/Linux/fbdev/
Description-en: framebuffer device maintenance program
Program to modify settings for the framebuffer devices (/dev/fb[0-9]*
or /dev/fb/[0-9]*) on Linux, like depth, virtual resolution, timing
parameters etc.
Description-md5: 7997084a9c5398cd30090426f11200a0