How To Install alt-key on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install alt-key on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is alt-key
alt-key is:
Alt_Key is an application that instantly shows where keyboard accelerators should go in menu option texts and dialog labels. It is very fast because it uses the Kuhn-Munkres algorithm, easily outperforming all the naive algorithms.
The program makes it straightforward for developers to find the right characters to use as accelerators for menu option texts and for dialog labels. This helps make GUI programs more usable by catering for users who can’t use the mouse and for fast typists who don’t want to use the mouse.
There are three methods to install alt-key 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 alt-key Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install alt-key using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install alt-key
Install alt-key Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install alt-key using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install alt-key
Install alt-key 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 alt-key using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install alt-key
How To Uninstall alt-key on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the alt-key package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove alt-key
Uninstall alt-key And Its Dependencies
To uninstall alt-key and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove alt-key
Remove alt-key Configurations and Data
To remove alt-key configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge alt-key
Remove alt-key configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove alt-key configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge alt-key
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install alt-key package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
