How To Install ydotoold 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 ydotoold on Ubuntu.
What is ydotoold
ydotoold is:
Generic Linux command-line automation tool
ydotool works differently from xdotool. xdotool sends X events directly to X server, while ydotool uses the uinput framework of Linux kernel to emulate an input device.
When ydotool runs and creates an virtual input device, it will take some time for your graphical environment (X11/Wayland) to recognize and enable the virtual input device. (Usually done by udev)
This package contains the daemon.
There are three methods to install ydotoold 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 ydotoold Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ydotoold using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ydotoold
Install ydotoold Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ydotoold using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ydotoold
Install ydotoold 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 ydotoold using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ydotoold
How To Uninstall ydotoold on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ydotoold package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ydotoold
Uninstall ydotoold And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ydotoold and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ydotoold
Remove ydotoold Configurations and Data
To remove ydotoold configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ydotoold
Remove ydotoold configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ydotoold configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ydotoold
Dependencies
ydotoold have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ydotoold package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.