How To Install python-virtkey on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-virtkey on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-virtkey
python-virtkey is:
python-virtkey is a python extension for emulating keypresses and getting the keyboard geometry from the xserver.
There are three methods to install python-virtkey 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 python-virtkey Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-virtkey using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-virtkey
Install python-virtkey Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-virtkey using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-virtkey
Install python-virtkey 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 python-virtkey using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-virtkey
How To Uninstall python-virtkey on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-virtkey package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-virtkey
Uninstall python-virtkey And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-virtkey and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-virtkey
Remove python-virtkey Configurations and Data
To remove python-virtkey configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-virtkey
Remove python-virtkey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-virtkey configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-virtkey
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-virtkey package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
