How To Install xdotool on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdotool on Debian 12.

What is xdotool

xdotool is:

xdotool lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.

There are three methods to install xdotool 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 xdotool Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xdotool

Install xdotool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xdotool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xdotool

Install xdotool 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 xdotool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xdotool

How To Uninstall xdotool on Debian 12

To uninstall only the xdotool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xdotool

Uninstall xdotool And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xdotool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdotool

Remove xdotool Configurations and Data

To remove xdotool configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xdotool

Remove xdotool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdotool

Dependencies

xdotool have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxdo3

References

• xdotool website
• xdotool on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdotool package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.