How To Install libwacom-common 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 libwacom-common on Ubuntu.
What is libwacom-common
libwacom-common is:
libwacom is a library to identify wacom tablets and their model-specific features. It provides easy access to information such as “is this a built-in on-screen tablet”, “what is the size of this model”, etc.
This package contains common data files for libwacom.
There are three methods to install libwacom-common 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 libwacom-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwacom-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwacom-common
Install libwacom-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwacom-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwacom-common
Install libwacom-common 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 libwacom-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwacom-common
How To Uninstall libwacom-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libwacom-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwacom-common
Uninstall libwacom-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwacom-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwacom-common
Remove libwacom-common Configurations and Data
To remove libwacom-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwacom-common
Remove libwacom-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwacom-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwacom-common
Dependencies
libwacom-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.