How To Install libinput-pad1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput-pad1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libinput-pad1
libinput-pad1 is:
The input pad is a tool to send a character to text applications when the corresponging button is pressed. It provides the GTK+ based GUI and can send characters when the GTK+ buttons are pressed.
This package contains libraries for other applications.
There are three methods to install libinput-pad1 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 libinput-pad1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libinput-pad1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinput-pad1
Install libinput-pad1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libinput-pad1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinput-pad1
Install libinput-pad1 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 libinput-pad1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinput-pad1
How To Uninstall libinput-pad1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libinput-pad1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinput-pad1
Uninstall libinput-pad1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinput-pad1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinput-pad1
Remove libinput-pad1 Configurations and Data
To remove libinput-pad1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinput-pad1
Remove libinput-pad1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinput-pad1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinput-pad1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput-pad1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
