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