How To Install python3-xdo on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xdo on Debian 12.
What is python3-xdo
python3-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 3 version of this package.
There are three methods to install python3-xdo 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 python3-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 python3-xdo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-xdo
Install python3-xdo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-xdo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-xdo
Install python3-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-xdo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-xdo
How To Uninstall python3-xdo on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-xdo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-xdo
Uninstall python3-xdo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-xdo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-xdo
Remove python3-xdo Configurations and Data
To remove python3-xdo configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-xdo
Remove python3-xdo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-xdo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-xdo
Dependencies
python3-xdo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xdo package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.