How to Install edid-decode software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install edid-decode software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

edid-decode software package provides Decodes to text the binary EDID information from monitors, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install edid-decode 

edid-decode is installed in your system.

Make ensure the edid-decode package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep edid-decode *

You will get with edid-decode package name, version, architecture and description in a table

edid-decode package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section X Window System software
Package edid-decode
Version 0.1~git20140128.afcf2a2e-1
Description Decodes to text the binary EDID information from monitors
Sub Section X162


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