How To Install inputattach on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install inputattach on Debian 9. inputattach is utility to connect serial-attached peripherals to the input subsystem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inputattach on Debian 9.

What is inputattach

inputattach is:

inputattach connects legacy serial-attached input peripherals to the input subsystem: keyboards, mice, joysticks, touch-screens…

Amongst other things this allows legacy mice to be accessed via the /dev/input/mice multiplexer.

Supported devices include:

  • Serial-attached keyboards including the Apple Newton keyboard, DEC LK201 / LK401 keyboards, the Stowaway keyboard, Sun type 4 and 5 keyboards, standard PS/2 keyboards with a serial adapter
  • Serial mice using Genius, Logitech, Microsoft or Mouse Systems protocols
  • Serial-attached touchscreens including those manufactured by 3M, ELO, Fujitsu, Penmount, Touchright, Touchwindow
  • Serial-attached joysticks including I-Force, SpaceBall, SpaceOrb, Gravis Stinger, WingMan Warrior
  • The Handykey Twiddler used as a joystick or a chording keyboard

There are three methods to install inputattach on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install inputattach Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install inputattach

Install inputattach Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install inputattach

Install inputattach 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install inputattach

How To Uninstall inputattach on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove inputattach

Uninstall inputattach And Its Dependencies

To uninstall inputattach and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inputattach

Remove inputattach Configurations and Data

To remove inputattach configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge inputattach

Remove inputattach configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inputattach

Dependencies

inputattach have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install inputattach package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.