How to Install and Uninstall libcec6 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libcec6" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcec6 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libcec6 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libcec6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.0.2-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: libcec
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sjoerd Simons
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 741
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libp8-platform2 (>= 1.0.10), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcec/libcec6_6.0.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 207280
MD5sum: a0d1607a77a286f554d68676eeb2a4fa
SHA1: e74f318e8b082ea0b9ab87af54f3d6fd52f97422
SHA256: 9cac0cb76653bf5cc259dd70c497d83c62ba1b79ca16d57f7437f054f697b900
SHA512: a1305a83d95ce012d9f16210b5ab7e67422266c34155b277598eadb1cc717f6410081f1e78770e892b9f5289839c5f3bf12ccb06d2ca000597ef73515faaf584
Homepage: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
Description-en: 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: 8fa24da000d1436d85e6a210d9640157