How To Install piper 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 piper on Ubuntu.
What is piper
piper is:
Piper is a graphical user interface to configure gaming devices. Configuration options include changing the resolution (DPI) of mice, adding and removing profiles, setting LED colors and changing button behaviors.
There are three methods to install piper 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 piper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install piper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install piper
Install piper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install piper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install piper
Install piper 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 piper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install piper
How To Uninstall piper on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the piper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove piper
Uninstall piper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall piper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove piper
Remove piper Configurations and Data
To remove piper configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge piper
Remove piper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove piper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge piper
Dependencies
piper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install piper package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.