How To Install libfakekey0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakekey0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfakekey0
Remove libfakekey0 Configurations and Data
To remove libfakekey0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakekey0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
