How To Install xdotool on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdotool on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdotool
Remove xdotool Configurations and Data
To remove xdotool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdotool package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
