How To Install jstest-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jstest-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is jstest-gtk
jstest-gtk is:
jstest-gtk is a simple graphical joystick tester. It provides a list of attached joysticks, and for each one can display which buttons and axes are pressed, remap axes and buttons, and calibrate the device.
Even when your joystick is working mostly fine, you might want to give it a try, as the calibration lets you get rid of overlarge default deadzones that many joysticks use and which are a noticeable problem in some games.
Installing the joystick package in addition to this one will allow you to store your calibration settings and mappings and have the automatically restored.
There are three methods to install jstest-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jstest-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jstest-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jstest-gtk
Install jstest-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jstest-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jstest-gtk
Install jstest-gtk 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 jstest-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jstest-gtk
How To Uninstall jstest-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the jstest-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jstest-gtk
Uninstall jstest-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jstest-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jstest-gtk
Remove jstest-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove jstest-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jstest-gtk
Remove jstest-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jstest-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jstest-gtk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jstest-gtk package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
