How To Install xserver-xorg-input-elographics on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-elographics on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xserver-xorg-input-elographics
xserver-xorg-input-elographics is:
This package provides the driver for ELO Graphics touchscreens.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-elographics driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-input-elographics 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 xserver-xorg-input-elographics Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-elographics using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-input-elographics
Install xserver-xorg-input-elographics Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-elographics using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-input-elographics
Install xserver-xorg-input-elographics 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 xserver-xorg-input-elographics using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-input-elographics
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-elographics on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-input-elographics package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-elographics
Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-elographics And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-input-elographics and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-input-elographics
Remove xserver-xorg-input-elographics Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-input-elographics configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-input-elographics
Remove xserver-xorg-input-elographics configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-input-elographics configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-input-elographics
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-elographics package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
