How To Install xwiimote on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwiimote on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xwiimote
xwiimote is:
This provides tools related to the open source Nintendo Wii Remote linux device driver.
This contains the tool for displaying Wii remote connected and the setting tool which uses operation of Wii remote as keyboard.
There are three methods to install xwiimote 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 xwiimote Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xwiimote using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xwiimote
Install xwiimote Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xwiimote using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xwiimote
Install xwiimote 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 xwiimote using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xwiimote
How To Uninstall xwiimote on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xwiimote package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xwiimote
Uninstall xwiimote And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xwiimote and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xwiimote
Remove xwiimote Configurations and Data
To remove xwiimote configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xwiimote
Remove xwiimote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xwiimote configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xwiimote
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwiimote package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
