How To Install python3-evemu on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-evemu on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-evemu is Linux Input Event Device Emulation Library - Python3 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-evemu on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-evemu

python3-evemu is:

The evemu library and tools are used to describe devices, record data, create emulation devices and replay data from kernel evdev (input event) devices.

This package contains the Python3 bindings for the evemu library.

There are three methods to install python3-evemu 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 python3-evemu 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-evemu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-evemu

Install python3-evemu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-evemu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-evemu

Install python3-evemu 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 python3-evemu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-evemu

How To Uninstall python3-evemu on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-evemu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-evemu

Uninstall python3-evemu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-evemu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-evemu

Remove python3-evemu Configurations and Data

To remove python3-evemu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-evemu

Remove python3-evemu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-evemu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-evemu

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-evemu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.