How To Install xbindkeys 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 xbindkeys on Ubuntu.
What is xbindkeys
xbindkeys is:
xbindkeys is a program that allows you to launch shell commands with your keyboard or your mouse under the X Window System. It links commands to keys or mouse buttons, using a configuration file. It’s independent of the window manager and can capture all keyboard keys (ex: Power, Wake…).
It optionally supports a guile-based configuration file layout, which enables you to access all xbindkeys internals, so you can have key combinations, double clicks or timed double clicks take actions. Also all functions that work in guile will work for xbindkeys.
There are three methods to install xbindkeys 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 xbindkeys Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xbindkeys using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xbindkeys
Install xbindkeys Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xbindkeys using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xbindkeys
Install xbindkeys 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 xbindkeys using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xbindkeys
How To Uninstall xbindkeys on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xbindkeys package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xbindkeys
Uninstall xbindkeys And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xbindkeys and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbindkeys
Remove xbindkeys Configurations and Data
To remove xbindkeys configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xbindkeys
Remove xbindkeys configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xbindkeys configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbindkeys
Dependencies
xbindkeys have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbindkeys package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.