How To Install libfakekey0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfakekey0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfakekey0 is library for converting characters to X key-presses [runtime]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakekey0 on Debian 10.

What is libfakekey0

libfakekey0 is:

libfakekey is a simple library for converting UTF-8 characters into ‘fake’ X key-presses.

This package contains the libfakekey runtime library.

There are three methods to install libfakekey0 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfakekey0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfakekey0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfakekey0

Install libfakekey0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfakekey0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfakekey0

Install libfakekey0 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 libfakekey0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfakekey0

How To Uninstall libfakekey0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfakekey0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfakekey0

Uninstall libfakekey0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfakekey0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfakekey0

Remove libfakekey0 Configurations and Data

To remove libfakekey0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfakekey0

Remove libfakekey0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfakekey0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfakekey0

Dependencies

libfakekey0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakekey0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.