How To Install python-xdo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xdo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-xdo
python-xdo is:
python’s xdo module lets you programmatically simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using libxdo, which uses X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.
This is the Python 2 version oft his package.
There are three methods to install python-xdo 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-xdo 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-xdo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xdo
Install python-xdo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xdo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xdo
Install python-xdo 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-xdo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xdo
How To Uninstall python-xdo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-xdo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xdo
Uninstall python-xdo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xdo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xdo
Remove python-xdo Configurations and Data
To remove python-xdo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xdo
Remove python-xdo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xdo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xdo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xdo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.