How To Install vkeybd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vkeybd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vkeybd
vkeybd is:
This program allows you to use the Linux AWE32 driver, OSS MIDI sequencer, or ALSA MIDI sequencer and provides “virtual” keyboard (the musical type), which can be “played” using the keyboard or mouse under X11.
There are three methods to install vkeybd 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 vkeybd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vkeybd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vkeybd
Install vkeybd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vkeybd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vkeybd
Install vkeybd 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 vkeybd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vkeybd
How To Uninstall vkeybd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vkeybd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vkeybd
Uninstall vkeybd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vkeybd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vkeybd
Remove vkeybd Configurations and Data
To remove vkeybd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vkeybd
Remove vkeybd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vkeybd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vkeybd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vkeybd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
