How To Install libxwiimote2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxwiimote2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxwiimote2
libxwiimote2 is:
This package contains the runtime library files needed to run software using xwiimote.
There are three methods to install libxwiimote2 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 libxwiimote2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxwiimote2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxwiimote2
Install libxwiimote2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxwiimote2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxwiimote2
Install libxwiimote2 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 libxwiimote2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxwiimote2
How To Uninstall libxwiimote2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxwiimote2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxwiimote2
Uninstall libxwiimote2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxwiimote2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxwiimote2
Remove libxwiimote2 Configurations and Data
To remove libxwiimote2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxwiimote2
Remove libxwiimote2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxwiimote2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxwiimote2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxwiimote2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
