How To Install libxdo3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdo3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxdo3
libxdo3 is:
libxdo lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.
There are three methods to install libxdo3 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 libxdo3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxdo3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxdo3
Install libxdo3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxdo3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxdo3
Install libxdo3 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 libxdo3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxdo3
How To Uninstall libxdo3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxdo3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxdo3
Uninstall libxdo3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxdo3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdo3
Remove libxdo3 Configurations and Data
To remove libxdo3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxdo3
Remove libxdo3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxdo3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdo3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdo3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
