How To Install libratbag-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libratbag-common on Ubuntu 18.04. libratbag-common is configuration library for gaming mice - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libratbag-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libratbag-common

libratbag-common is:

libratbag is a configuration library for gaming mice. It provides a generic way to access the various features exposed by these mice and abstracts away hardware-specific and kernel-specific quirks.

It currently supports some Etekcity and Roccat mice, and most Logitech mice (both gaming and generic mice).

This package contains libratbag’s udev rules and mouse images.

There are three methods to install libratbag-common 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 libratbag-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libratbag-common

Install libratbag-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libratbag-common

Install libratbag-common 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 libratbag-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libratbag-common

How To Uninstall libratbag-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libratbag-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libratbag-common

Uninstall libratbag-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libratbag-common

Remove libratbag-common Configurations and Data

To remove libratbag-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libratbag-common

Remove libratbag-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libratbag-common

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Summary

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