How To Install python3-xdo on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xdo on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-xdo is Python 3 library for simulating X11 keyboard/mouse input (libxdo bindings)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xdo on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-xdo

python3-xdo is:

python’s xdo module lets you programmatically simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using libxdo, which uses X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.

This is the Python 3 version of this package.

There are three methods to install python3-xdo 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 python3-xdo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-xdo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-xdo

Install python3-xdo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-xdo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-xdo

Install python3-xdo 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 python3-xdo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-xdo

How To Uninstall python3-xdo on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-xdo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-xdo

Uninstall python3-xdo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-xdo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-xdo

Remove python3-xdo Configurations and Data

To remove python3-xdo configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-xdo

Remove python3-xdo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-xdo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-xdo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xdo package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.