How to Install and Uninstall cec-utils Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 09,2024

You can also install and uninstall the cec-utils on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "cec-utils" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cec-utils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cec-utils" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall cec-utils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cec-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cec-utils package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: cec-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.0.2-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: libcec
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sjoerd Simons
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 89
Depends: libcec6 (= 6.0.2-1ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libncurses6 (>= 6), libp8-platform2 (>= 1.0.10), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcec/cec-utils_6.0.2-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 28362
MD5sum: 2e1fdd4017eb46aa6c61eadf8fd37fe1
SHA1: 9911cc70ec28496b16bb2921e8db7e294f6e4d5d
SHA256: d1fae2d7afff6efea24788b7347ba52817a79d455a30fcb7ae68484574042dc9
SHA512: db5a95cf62bbd984487bf043d6c473f742ed1b6125b054f46028c68bf1f40107d1a4d64c4b35461cfa575e2721c506f00eb520a6ca2df8c5c3756996c2b681fb
Homepage: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
Description: USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (utility programs)
Description-md5: 1cada05ded3a092df64a7f10e4b34be9