How To Install caribou on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install caribou on Ubuntu 22.04. caribou is Configurable on screen keyboard with scanning mode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caribou on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is caribou

caribou is:

An input assistive technology intended for switch and pointer users.

There are three methods to install caribou on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install caribou Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install caribou

Install caribou Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install caribou using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install caribou

Install caribou 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 caribou using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caribou

How To Uninstall caribou on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the caribou package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove caribou

Uninstall caribou And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caribou and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caribou

Remove caribou Configurations and Data

To remove caribou configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caribou

Remove caribou configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caribou

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caribou package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.