How To Install libwacom9 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 libwacom9 on Ubuntu.
What is libwacom9
libwacom9 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.
There are three methods to install libwacom9 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 libwacom9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwacom9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwacom9
Install libwacom9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwacom9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwacom9
Install libwacom9 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 libwacom9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwacom9
How To Uninstall libwacom9 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libwacom9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwacom9
Uninstall libwacom9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwacom9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwacom9
Remove libwacom9 Configurations and Data
To remove libwacom9 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwacom9
Remove libwacom9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwacom9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwacom9
Dependencies
libwacom9 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom9 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.