How to Install and Uninstall libcec3 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libcec3" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libcec3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libcec3

2. Uninstall "libcec3" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libcec3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove libcec3 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libcec3 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libcec3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 706
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sjoerd Simons
Architecture: amd64
Source: libcec
Version: 3.0.1+dfsg2-9build1
Replaces: libcec3v4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcec-platform1v5 (>= 1.0.10), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2)
Breaks: libcec3v4
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcec/libcec3_3.0.1+dfsg2-9build1_amd64.deb
Size: 185916
MD5sum: 094cdb7f742a0463c77d94719a5fb401
SHA1: 5db4581c37ce8fa70d80f7e7eedec71a45e4a940
SHA256: 187146514690aa33468f75525d54ce9d4df647e7b4cebd1d7eb06149844cc087
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.
.
This package provides the shared library.
Description-md5: 8fa24da000d1436d85e6a210d9640157
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu

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