How To Install evemu-tools on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install evemu-tools on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is evemu-tools
evemu-tools is:
The evemu library and tools are used to describe devices, record data, create emulation devices and replay data from kernel evdev (input event) devices.
This package provides test tools for the evemu library.
There are three methods to install evemu-tools 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 evemu-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install evemu-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install evemu-tools
Install evemu-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install evemu-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install evemu-tools
Install evemu-tools 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 evemu-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install evemu-tools
How To Uninstall evemu-tools on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the evemu-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove evemu-tools
Uninstall evemu-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall evemu-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove evemu-tools
Remove evemu-tools Configurations and Data
To remove evemu-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge evemu-tools
Remove evemu-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove evemu-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evemu-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install evemu-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.