How to Install and Uninstall xdotool Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xdotool" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xdotool on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall xdotool on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xdotool
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xdotool package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: xdotool
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.20160805.1-5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 129
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxdo3 (>= 1:3.20150503.1)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xdotool/xdotool_3.20160805.1-5_amd64.deb
Size: 43870
MD5sum: 8be9f96c12b05e4c93e496b64d6e1f24
SHA1: 3710ae3e6b073addc49695ff06a7507d0286bf57
SHA256: bac99eda958d0ee3c719e837dd41702d8100c1367aab5750098cdefbbec60782
SHA512: cb8bfa3db2b4dc5a9e25dab574ab0839a7322a0200a557e79ce9efe49f5629ebfef753fc4f283d20162d3c3bd7c8c7c62c4c7823cfda9af8ea984047761878e0
Homepage: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool/
Description: simulate (generate) X11 keyboard/mouse input events
Description-md5: e598dcea54625951b2e5858c18b33f2f
Task: ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi