How To Install inputattach on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inputattach on Debian 9.
What is inputattach
inputattach is:
inputattach connects legacy serial-attached input peripherals to the input subsystem: keyboards, mice, joysticks, touch-screens…
Amongst other things this allows legacy mice to be accessed via the /dev/input/mice multiplexer.
Supported devices include:
- Serial-attached keyboards including the Apple Newton keyboard, DEC LK201 / LK401 keyboards, the Stowaway keyboard, Sun type 4 and 5 keyboards, standard PS/2 keyboards with a serial adapter
- Serial mice using Genius, Logitech, Microsoft or Mouse Systems protocols
- Serial-attached touchscreens including those manufactured by 3M, ELO, Fujitsu, Penmount, Touchright, Touchwindow
- Serial-attached joysticks including I-Force, SpaceBall, SpaceOrb, Gravis Stinger, WingMan Warrior
- The Handykey Twiddler used as a joystick or a chording keyboard
There are three methods to install inputattach on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install inputattach Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install inputattach using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install inputattach
Install inputattach Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install inputattach using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install inputattach
Install inputattach 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install inputattach using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install inputattach
How To Uninstall inputattach on Debian 9
To uninstall only the inputattach package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove inputattach
Uninstall inputattach And Its Dependencies
To uninstall inputattach and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove inputattach
Remove inputattach Configurations and Data
To remove inputattach configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge inputattach
Remove inputattach configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove inputattach configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inputattach
Dependencies
inputattach have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inputattach package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.