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title: Install edid-decode on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of edid-decode for Linux - Decode EDID data in
  human-readable format
url: https://snapcraft.io/edid-decode-snap
---

# edid-decode (edid-decode-snap)

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latest/edge 0.1~git20201230.95d81c9-2

Install latest/edge of edid-decode

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install edid-decode-snap --edge
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

edid-decode is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* edid-decode-snap

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### License

* BSL-1.0

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### Last updated

* 22 November 2023 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Source code

* [git.linuxtv.org](https://git.linuxtv.org/edid-decode.git "https://git.linuxtv.org/edid-decode.git")

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/edid-decode-snap#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/edid-decode-snap#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/edid-decode-snap#tab-security)

#### Decode EDID data in human-readable format

edid-decode decodes EDID monitor description data in human-readable format. If [in] is not given, or [in] is '-', then the EDID will be read from standard input. If [out] is given then the EDID that was read from [in] is written to [out] or to standard output if [out] is '-'. By default the output is written as a hex dump when writing to standard output or a raw EDID if written to a file.

**How to use it**

To decode an EDID from a file run

`edid-decode-snap.edid-decode <file-name>`

for example, if you have saved the EDID data of your Aquos display in a file named sharp-aquos-hdmi, you can decode it by

`edid-decode-snap.edid-decode sharp-aquos-hdmi`

For a better understanding of the tool, please refer to the man page

<https://www.mankier.com/1/edid-decode>

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## Install edid-decode on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/edid-decode-snap/ubuntu)