How To Install x11-touchscreen-calibrator on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x11-touchscreen-calibrator on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is x11-touchscreen-calibrator
x11-touchscreen-calibrator is:
The purpose is to calibrate the touchscreen’s coordinates automatically.
Install this package and it will run automatically in the background of X Window System.
There are three methods to install x11-touchscreen-calibrator 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 x11-touchscreen-calibrator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install x11-touchscreen-calibrator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x11-touchscreen-calibrator
Install x11-touchscreen-calibrator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x11-touchscreen-calibrator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x11-touchscreen-calibrator
Install x11-touchscreen-calibrator 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 x11-touchscreen-calibrator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x11-touchscreen-calibrator
How To Uninstall x11-touchscreen-calibrator on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the x11-touchscreen-calibrator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x11-touchscreen-calibrator
Uninstall x11-touchscreen-calibrator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x11-touchscreen-calibrator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x11-touchscreen-calibrator
Remove x11-touchscreen-calibrator Configurations and Data
To remove x11-touchscreen-calibrator configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x11-touchscreen-calibrator
Remove x11-touchscreen-calibrator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x11-touchscreen-calibrator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x11-touchscreen-calibrator
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x11-touchscreen-calibrator package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
