How to Install and Uninstall joystick Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "joystick" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install joystick on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                joystick
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "joystick" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall joystick on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                joystick
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the joystick package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: joystick
Version: 1:1.6.1-1
Installed-Size: 205
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: stella (<< 4.7.2)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11)
Recommends: evtest, inputattach
Breaks: stella (<< 4.7.2)
Description: set of testing and calibration tools for joysticks
Description-md5: f24d513c5fda4671698a17c18fa21457
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::hardware, hardware::input,
hardware::input:joystick, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::sdl, use::checking, use::configuring, use::monitor,
x11::application
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/j/joystick/joystick_1.6.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 50288
MD5sum: 1f2454358ebb1ad3f80afa70ab22db2b
SHA256: 2cc01856c4774403ca0354658e8edfb844e929710b506b8f6c8d14e7743bc585