How To Install input-pad on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install input-pad on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is input-pad
input-pad is:
The input pad is a tool to send a character to text applications when the corresponging button is pressed. It provides the GTK+ based GUI and can send characters when the GTK+ buttons are pressed.
This package contains a standalone application.
There are three methods to install input-pad 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 input-pad Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install input-pad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install input-pad
Install input-pad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install input-pad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install input-pad
Install input-pad 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 input-pad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install input-pad
How To Uninstall input-pad on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the input-pad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove input-pad
Uninstall input-pad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall input-pad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove input-pad
Remove input-pad Configurations and Data
To remove input-pad configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge input-pad
Remove input-pad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove input-pad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge input-pad
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install input-pad package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
