How To Install joystick on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install joystick on Debian 9.
What is joystick
joystick is:
Some useful tools for using joysticks: evdev-joystick(1) - joystick calibration tool ffcfstress(1) - force-feedback stress test ffmvforce(1) - force-feedback orientation test ffset(1) - force-feedback configuration tool fftest(1) - general force-feedback test jstest(1) - joystick test jscal(1) - joystick calibration tool
evtest and inputattach, which used to be part of this package, are now available separately.
There are three methods to install joystick 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 joystick Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install joystick using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install joystick
Install joystick Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install joystick using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install joystick
Install joystick 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 joystick using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install joystick
How To Uninstall joystick on Debian 9
To uninstall only the joystick package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove joystick
Uninstall joystick And Its Dependencies
To uninstall joystick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove joystick
Remove joystick Configurations and Data
To remove joystick configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge joystick
Remove joystick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove joystick configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge joystick
Dependencies
joystick have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install joystick package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.