How To Install x2x on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x2x on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is x2x
x2x is:
x2x joins a pair of X displays together, as if they were a single multiheaded display. The pointer can be warped between displays, or, depending on how you start x2x, can slide from one display to the other when it runs off the edge of the screen. Keyboard focus also moves between displays in the way you’d expect, and the X selection propagates around. This is useful when you have two displays on the same desk, as you can use a single keyboard and mouse to control both. (The displays being controlled remotely must support the XTEST extension. The servers shipped by Debian support this.)
There are three methods to install x2x 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 x2x Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install x2x using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x2x
Install x2x Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x2x using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x2x
Install x2x 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 x2x using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x2x
How To Uninstall x2x on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the x2x package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x2x
Uninstall x2x And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x2x and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x2x
Remove x2x Configurations and Data
To remove x2x configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x2x
Remove x2x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x2x configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x2x
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x2x package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
