How to Install and Uninstall cec-utils Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "cec-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cec-utils on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cec-utils on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: cec-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.0.2-1ubuntu3
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: 86
Depends: libcec6 (= 6.0.2-1ubuntu3), 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_6.0.2-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 27810
MD5sum: ccc9a55a45179520422a4d8072b33adc
SHA1: c3b64285beefd724ab36a5c5cb6914c4f5f1176d
SHA256: 051c23fe6ac73e1d530a12c4e39bf93c40fbc3149d254207f5ae7b8f85e50c24
SHA512: 45460ac984a43e3faa8efb5df58dddbfa9f73d46c67f25a6d034553cfcd47d8a624675b21832e06983fdae5086cc53d307f08941d23787bdb6de88aacbf29173
Homepage: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
Description: USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (utility programs)
Description-md5: 1cada05ded3a092df64a7f10e4b34be9