How To Install input-remapper-daemon on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install input-remapper-daemon on Ubuntu 22.04. input-remapper-daemon is Input device button mapping tool (daemon)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install input-remapper-daemon on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is input-remapper-daemon

input-remapper-daemon is:

input-remapper allows users to map buttons on all input devices (keyboards, mice, gamepads…) in X11 and Wayland. It also supports combined buttons and programmable macros.

This package contains the service and udev configuration to automatically apply button mappings at boot and on device connection.

There are three methods to install input-remapper-daemon on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install input-remapper-daemon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install input-remapper-daemon

Install input-remapper-daemon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install input-remapper-daemon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install input-remapper-daemon

Install input-remapper-daemon 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 input-remapper-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install input-remapper-daemon

How To Uninstall input-remapper-daemon on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the input-remapper-daemon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove input-remapper-daemon

Uninstall input-remapper-daemon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall input-remapper-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove input-remapper-daemon

Remove input-remapper-daemon Configurations and Data

To remove input-remapper-daemon configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge input-remapper-daemon

Remove input-remapper-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove input-remapper-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge input-remapper-daemon

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install input-remapper-daemon package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.