How To Install autorandr on Ubuntu 20.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install autorandr on Ubuntu 20.04. autorandr is Automatically select a display configuration for connected devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autorandr on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is autorandr

autorandr is:

Autorandr is a script for managing xrandr configurations based on the
connected devices. It can be set up to automatically switch to a
stored configuration whenever a change in the configuration is
detected.

There are three methods to install autorandr on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install autorandr Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install autorandr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install autorandr

Install autorandr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install autorandr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install autorandr

Install autorandr Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install autorandr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autorandr

How To Uninstall autorandr on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the autorandr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autorandr

Uninstall autorandr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall autorandr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autorandr

Remove autorandr Configurations and Data

To remove autorandr configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autorandr

Remove autorandr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove autorandr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autorandr

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autorandr package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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