How To Install lxinput on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxinput on Debian 9. lxinput is LXDE keyboard and mouse configuration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxinput on Debian 9.

What is lxinput

lxinput is:

LXInput is a GUI application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

It configures keyboard and mouse settings:

  • Delay and Interval for character repeat
  • Enable/Disable beeps of keyboard input error
  • Swap left and right mouse buttons
  • Mouse acceleration and sensitivity

There are three methods to install lxinput on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lxinput Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxinput

Install lxinput Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lxinput using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lxinput

Install lxinput 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lxinput using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxinput

How To Uninstall lxinput on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lxinput package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxinput

Uninstall lxinput And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lxinput and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxinput

Remove lxinput Configurations and Data

To remove lxinput configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxinput

Remove lxinput configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxinput

Dependencies

lxinput have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxinput package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.