How To Install key-mapper on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install key-mapper on Debian 12.
What is key-mapper
key-mapper is:
input-remapper allows users to map buttons on all input devices (keyboards, mice, gamepads…) in X11 and Wayland. It also supports combined buttons and programmable macros.
input-remapper includes a UI to configure button mappings, per device, and configuration to automatically apply button mappings at boot and on device connection.
This is a transitional package providing backwards compatibility with key-mapper, input-remapper’s previous name.
There are three methods to install key-mapper on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install key-mapper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install key-mapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install key-mapper
Install key-mapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install key-mapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install key-mapper
Install key-mapper 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 key-mapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install key-mapper
How To Uninstall key-mapper on Debian 12
To uninstall only the key-mapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove key-mapper
Uninstall key-mapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall key-mapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove key-mapper
Remove key-mapper Configurations and Data
To remove key-mapper configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge key-mapper
Remove key-mapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove key-mapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge key-mapper
Dependencies
key-mapper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install key-mapper package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
