How to Install hal software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install hal software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

hal software package provides Hardware Abstraction Layer, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hal 

hal is installed in your system.

Make ensure the hal package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep hal *

You will get with hal package name, version, architecture and description in a table

hal package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Administration Utilities
Package hal
Version 0.5.14-8
Description Hardware Abstraction Layer
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove hal software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?