How To Install caribou-antler on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install caribou-antler on Ubuntu 20.04. caribou-antler is Configurable on screen keyboard with scanning mode Configurable on screen keyboard with scanning mode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caribou-antler on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is caribou-antler

caribou-antler is:

An input assistive technology intended for switch and pointer users.

Package: caribou-antler Architecture: all Version: 0.4.21-7 Priority: extra Section: universe/gnome Source: caribou Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 72 Depends: python3:any, caribou (>= 0.4.21-7), libcaribou-gtk-module (>= 0.4.21-7), libcaribou-gtk3-module (>= 0.4.21-7), python3-gi, gir1.2-caribou-1.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-clutter-1.0, python3-dbus, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend Filename: pool/universe/c/caribou/caribou-antler_0.4.21-7_all.deb Size: 11452 MD5sum: ccac2b1ec27f7a56fa68eefde828adfe SHA1: 40764c430a8fa3fe8f45a633f04e263614edd5aa SHA256: fa927a7124f611ab904f56faf1fc8d310ea9a9ae86340b0998c1dab2e62fceb0 Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Caribou Description-en: Configurable on screen keyboard with scanning mode An input assistive technology intended for switch and pointer users.

There are three methods to install caribou-antler 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 caribou-antler Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install caribou-antler

Install caribou-antler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install caribou-antler

Install caribou-antler 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 caribou-antler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caribou-antler

How To Uninstall caribou-antler on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the caribou-antler package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove caribou-antler

Uninstall caribou-antler And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caribou-antler

Remove caribou-antler Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge caribou-antler

Remove caribou-antler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caribou-antler

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Summary

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