How to Install and Uninstall fbset Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "fbset" package

Learn how to install fbset on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall fbset on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fbset
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 244
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1-28
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), udev | makedev (>= 2.3.1-24)
Filename: pool/main/f/fbset/fbset_2.1-28_amd64.deb
Size: 113948
MD5sum: 61db660706ed77d46b69724954c729ae
SHA1: 3ba83327d48f9b24808ef560dba3251fdac0aa2d
SHA256: 4b69dda0b506d1f356ef74289fe6a56c578b659bcc2f9bc1147a933d721ca558
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
Homepage: http://users.telenet.be/geertu/Linux/fbdev/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch