How To Install xkbind on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xkbind on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xkbind
xkbind is:
The XkbInd program (X Keyboard Extension Indicator) is a minimal indicator of keyboard layout (XKB group) for the X Window System; it indicates current keyboard layout in the title of top-level windows via prefix to the original string. It also allows to simulate independent keyboard layout for each handled window and it works with most of the window managers, including twm, mwm and fvwm. WARNING: This program assumes the standard X input focus handling, so it will not work with some GUI toolkits.
There are three methods to install xkbind 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 xkbind Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xkbind using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xkbind
Install xkbind Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xkbind using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xkbind
Install xkbind 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 xkbind using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xkbind
How To Uninstall xkbind on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xkbind package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xkbind
Uninstall xkbind And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xkbind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xkbind
Remove xkbind Configurations and Data
To remove xkbind configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xkbind
Remove xkbind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xkbind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xkbind
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xkbind package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
