How To Install brltty-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install brltty-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04. brltty-x11 is Access software for a blind person using a braille display - X11 drivers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install brltty-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is brltty-x11

brltty-x11 is:

BRLTTY is a daemon which provides access to the Linux console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.

This package contains optional screen drivers for BRLTTY which require X11 or GNOME.

There are three methods to install brltty-x11 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 brltty-x11 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install brltty-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install brltty-x11

Install brltty-x11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install brltty-x11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install brltty-x11

Install brltty-x11 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 brltty-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install brltty-x11

How To Uninstall brltty-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the brltty-x11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove brltty-x11

Uninstall brltty-x11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall brltty-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove brltty-x11

Remove brltty-x11 Configurations and Data

To remove brltty-x11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge brltty-x11

Remove brltty-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove brltty-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge brltty-x11

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install brltty-x11 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.