How to Install and Uninstall libcec-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: March 14,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libcec-dev 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 "libcec-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libcec-dev 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 "libcec-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libcec-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libcec-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.0.2-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
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: 143
Depends: libcec6 (= 6.0.2-1ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcec/libcec-dev_6.0.2-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 22320
MD5sum: cec89dd691f04a91be987ac84a339e43
SHA1: 6fc69ac1902e559db713be72c4246c37640f0859
SHA256: 9b58c69caba0e8f1fb2c1fb450145c71c9815ed1a7d0e2fff31493082fa9b363
SHA512: 2216a6c498f1e0d68a2b52d7a2d8da68416cf9e04077cf10030f00d430f0b201633e91296ebb2775a19b708fbe8de2449c1ff87eddccd9ab13bf02b62a2500e8
Homepage: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
Description: USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (development files)
Description-md5: a90478ffeddfa2b232fd76330aacdc92