How To Install python-input-pad on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-input-pad on Debian 10.
What is python-input-pad
python-input-pad is:
The input pad is a tool to send a character to text applications when the corresponging button is pressed. It provides the GTK+ based GUI and can send characters when the GTK+ buttons are pressed.
This package contains the Python binding of input-pad.
There are three methods to install python-input-pad on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-input-pad Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-input-pad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-input-pad
Install python-input-pad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-input-pad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-input-pad
Install python-input-pad 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 python-input-pad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-input-pad
How To Uninstall python-input-pad on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-input-pad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-input-pad
Uninstall python-input-pad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-input-pad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-input-pad
Remove python-input-pad Configurations and Data
To remove python-input-pad configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-input-pad
Remove python-input-pad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-input-pad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-input-pad
Dependencies
python-input-pad have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-input-pad package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
