How To Install libevemu3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevemu3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libevemu3 is Linux Input Event Device Emulation Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevemu3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libevemu3

libevemu3 is:

The evemu library and tools are used to describe devices, record data, create emulation devices and replay data from kernel evdev (input event) devices.

There are three methods to install libevemu3 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 libevemu3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libevemu3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libevemu3

Install libevemu3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libevemu3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libevemu3

Install libevemu3 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 libevemu3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libevemu3

How To Uninstall libevemu3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libevemu3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libevemu3

Uninstall libevemu3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libevemu3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevemu3

Remove libevemu3 Configurations and Data

To remove libevemu3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libevemu3

Remove libevemu3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libevemu3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevemu3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevemu3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.