How To Install autokey-common on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install autokey-common on Ubuntu 20.04. autokey-common is desktop automation utility - common data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autokey-common on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is autokey-common

autokey-common is:

AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It allows the automation of virtually any task by responding to typed abbreviations and hotkeys. It offers a full-featured GUI that makes it highly accessible for novices, as well as a scripting interface offering the full flexibility and power of the Python language.

This package contains the common data shared between the various frontends.

There are three methods to install autokey-common on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install autokey-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install autokey-common

Install autokey-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install autokey-common

Install autokey-common 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 autokey-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autokey-common

How To Uninstall autokey-common on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the autokey-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autokey-common

Uninstall autokey-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall autokey-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autokey-common

Remove autokey-common Configurations and Data

To remove autokey-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autokey-common

Remove autokey-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autokey-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autokey-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.