How To Install input-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install input-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is input-utils
input-utils is:
This is a collection of utilities which are useful when working with the input layer of the Linux kernel (version 2.6 and later). Included are utilities to list the input devices known to the kernel, show the input events that are received by a device, and query or modify keyboard maps.
There are three methods to install input-utils 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-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install input-utils
Install input-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install input-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install input-utils
Install input-utils 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-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install input-utils
How To Uninstall input-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the input-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove input-utils
Uninstall input-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall input-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove input-utils
Remove input-utils Configurations and Data
To remove input-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge input-utils
Remove input-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove input-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge input-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install input-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
