How To Install input-remapper-gtk 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 input-remapper-gtk on Ubuntu.
What is input-remapper-gtk
input-remapper-gtk is:
input-remapper allows users to map buttons on all input devices (keyboards, mice, gamepads…) in X11 and Wayland. It also supports combined buttons and programmable macros.
This package contains the UI to configure the mappings.
There are three methods to install input-remapper-gtk 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 input-remapper-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 input-remapper-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install input-remapper-gtk
Install input-remapper-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install input-remapper-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install input-remapper-gtk
Install input-remapper-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 input-remapper-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install input-remapper-gtk
How To Uninstall input-remapper-gtk on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the input-remapper-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove input-remapper-gtk
Uninstall input-remapper-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall input-remapper-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove input-remapper-gtk
Remove input-remapper-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove input-remapper-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge input-remapper-gtk
Remove input-remapper-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove input-remapper-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge input-remapper-gtk
Dependencies
input-remapper-gtk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install input-remapper-gtk package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.