How To Install gnee on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnee on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnee
gnee is:
GNU Xnee is a suite of programs that can record, replay and distribute user actions under the X11 environment. Think of it as a robot that can imitate the job you just did.
Xnee can be used to
- automate tests
- demonstrate programs
- distribute actions
- record and replay ‘macro’
- retype a file
This package contains the GUI flavor of Xnee.
There are three methods to install gnee 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 gnee Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnee using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnee
Install gnee Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnee using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnee
Install gnee 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 gnee using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnee
How To Uninstall gnee on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnee package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnee
Uninstall gnee And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnee and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnee
Remove gnee Configurations and Data
To remove gnee configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnee
Remove gnee configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnee configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnee
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnee package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
