How To Install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
xserver-xorg-input-aiptek is:
This package provides the driver for Aiptek HyperPen USB graphics tablets.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-aiptek driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
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 xserver-xorg-input-aiptek Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
Install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
Install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek 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 xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-aiptek on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-aiptek And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
Remove xserver-xorg-input-aiptek Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
Remove xserver-xorg-input-aiptek configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.