How To Install python3-evdev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-evdev on Debian 10.
What is python3-evdev
python3-evdev is:
This package provides bindings to the generic input event interface in Linux. The evdev interface serves the purpose of passing events generated in the kernel directly to userspace through character devices that are typically located in /dev/input/.
This package also comes with bindings to uinput, the userspace input subsystem. Uinput allows userspace programs to create and handle input devices that can inject events directly into the input subsystem.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-evdev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-evdev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-evdev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-evdev
Install python3-evdev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-evdev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-evdev
Install python3-evdev 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 python3-evdev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-evdev
How To Uninstall python3-evdev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python3-evdev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-evdev
Uninstall python3-evdev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-evdev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-evdev
Remove python3-evdev Configurations and Data
To remove python3-evdev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-evdev
Remove python3-evdev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-evdev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-evdev
Dependencies
python3-evdev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-evdev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
