How To Install caribou on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install caribou on Ubuntu.
What is caribou
caribou is:
An input assistive technology intended for switch and pointer users.
There are three methods to install caribou on Ubuntu. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
caribou have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install caribou package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.