How To Install ratbagd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ratbagd
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ratbagd
ratbagd is:
ratbagd provides access over D-Bus to mouse settings exposed by libratbag, such as DPI and button mappings on gaming mice.
See libratbag’s description for details on supported devices and features.
There are three methods to install ratbagd
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ratbagd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ratbagd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ratbagd
Install ratbagd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ratbagd
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ratbagd
Install ratbagd 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 ratbagd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ratbagd
How To Uninstall ratbagd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ratbagd
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ratbagd
Uninstall ratbagd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ratbagd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ratbagd
Remove ratbagd Configurations and Data
To remove ratbagd
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ratbagd
Remove ratbagd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ratbagd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ratbagd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ratbagd
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.