How To Install antimicro on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install antimicro on Ubuntu 22.04. antimicro is GUI for mapping keyboard keys and mouse controls to a gamepad

Introduction

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

What is antimicro

antimicro is:

AntiMicroX is a graphical program used to map keyboard keys and mouse controls to a gamepad. This program is useful for playing PC games using a gamepad that do not have any form of built-in gamepad support. However, you can use this program to control any desktop application (while running an X11 environment) with a gamepad.

https://github.com/AntiMicroX/antimicrox-profiles is a repository for pre-made AntiMicroX profiles, providing convenience controller layouts suitable for playing a game without having to map everything yourself.

Use evtest, or perhaps jstest from the joystick package, if you encounter problems detecting a controller, axes or buttons.

There are three methods to install antimicro 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 antimicro Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install antimicro

Install antimicro Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install antimicro

Install antimicro 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 antimicro using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install antimicro

How To Uninstall antimicro on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove antimicro

Uninstall antimicro And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove antimicro

Remove antimicro Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge antimicro

Remove antimicro configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge antimicro

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Summary

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