How To Install python3-pynput 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 python3-pynput on Ubuntu.
What is python3-pynput
python3-pynput is:
This library allows you to control and monitor input devices. Currently, mouse and keyboard input and monitoring are supported.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pynput 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 python3-pynput Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pynput using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pynput
Install python3-pynput Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pynput using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pynput
Install python3-pynput 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 python3-pynput using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pynput
How To Uninstall python3-pynput on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-pynput package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pynput
Uninstall python3-pynput And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pynput and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pynput
Remove python3-pynput Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pynput configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pynput
Remove python3-pynput configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pynput configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pynput
Dependencies
python3-pynput have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynput package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.