How To Install onboard-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install onboard-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is onboard-common
onboard-common is:
On-screen Keyboard with macros, easy layout creation and word suggestion.
This package ships the architecture independent files of the onboard on-screen keyboard.
There are three methods to install onboard-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 onboard-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 onboard-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install onboard-common
Install onboard-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install onboard-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install onboard-common
Install onboard-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 onboard-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install onboard-common
How To Uninstall onboard-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the onboard-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove onboard-common
Uninstall onboard-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall onboard-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove onboard-common
Remove onboard-common Configurations and Data
To remove onboard-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge onboard-common
Remove onboard-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove onboard-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge onboard-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install onboard-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
