How To Install onboard on Debian 12

Learn how to install onboard on Debian 12 with this tutorial. onboard is Simple On-screen Keyboard

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install onboard on Debian 12.

What is `onboard`

onboard is:

On-screen Keyboard with macros, easy layout creation and word suggestion.

This on-screen keyboard can be useful for tablet PC users, as well as for mobility impaired users.

There are three methods to install onboard on Debian 12. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install onboard

Install onboard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install onboard

Install onboard 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 onboard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install onboard

How To Uninstall onboard on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove onboard

Uninstall onboard And Its Dependencies

To uninstall onboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove onboard

Remove onboard Configurations and Data

To remove onboard configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge onboard

Remove onboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge onboard

Dependencies

onboard have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install onboard package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.