How To Install libcaribou-common on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-common on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libcaribou-common
libcaribou-common is:
An input assistive technology intended for switch and pointer users.
This package contains support files for libcaribou
Package: libcaribou-common Architecture: all Version: 0.4.21-7 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: universe/libs Source: caribou Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 97 Filename: pool/universe/c/caribou/libcaribou-common_0.4.21-7_all.deb Size: 6220 MD5sum: baa9a307dde92da408ac7c6c4bee36d9 SHA1: bf8617a7fd2b80207652f87df5a60d9d711ac42e SHA256: ef2f8213e27b06d13fef18d013cb4e7b2fff1aab727abf04e1f200ba38e650ad Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Caribou Description-en: Configurable on screen keyboard with scanning mode - common files An input assistive technology intended for switch and pointer users.
This package contains support files for libcaribou
There are three methods to install libcaribou-common on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcaribou-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcaribou-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcaribou-common
Install libcaribou-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcaribou-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcaribou-common
Install libcaribou-common 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 libcaribou-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcaribou-common
How To Uninstall libcaribou-common on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libcaribou-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcaribou-common
Uninstall libcaribou-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcaribou-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcaribou-common
Remove libcaribou-common Configurations and Data
To remove libcaribou-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcaribou-common
Remove libcaribou-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcaribou-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcaribou-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.