How To Install libcaribou-gtk-module on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-gtk-module on Ubuntu 18.04. libcaribou-gtk-module is Configurable on screen keyboard with scanning mode (GTK+ 2.0 module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-gtk-module on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcaribou-gtk-module

libcaribou-gtk-module is:

An input assistive technology intended for switch and pointer users.

This package contains the GTK+ 2.0 module library.

There are three methods to install libcaribou-gtk-module 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 libcaribou-gtk-module 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-gtk-module using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcaribou-gtk-module

Install libcaribou-gtk-module Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcaribou-gtk-module using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcaribou-gtk-module

Install libcaribou-gtk-module 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-gtk-module using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcaribou-gtk-module

How To Uninstall libcaribou-gtk-module on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcaribou-gtk-module package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcaribou-gtk-module

Uninstall libcaribou-gtk-module And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcaribou-gtk-module and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcaribou-gtk-module

Remove libcaribou-gtk-module Configurations and Data

To remove libcaribou-gtk-module configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcaribou-gtk-module

Remove libcaribou-gtk-module configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcaribou-gtk-module configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcaribou-gtk-module

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-gtk-module package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.