How to Install and Uninstall joystick Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 22,2025

1. Install "joystick" package

This tutorial shows how to install joystick on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: joystick
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.6.0-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 177
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11)
Recommends: evtest, inputattach
Breaks: stella (<< 4.7.2)
Replaces: stella (<< 4.7.2)
Filename: pool/universe/j/joystick/joystick_1.6.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 45902
MD5sum: 5df4c2b6963b5012a96281e4d19495a3
SHA1: f141db9ac0134a8ff951bf9c92dab69e1615c453
SHA256: 4f9962c9c471b018cbcf3fba9614057a246f955e6c1fc2efad74ae4a8c96f552
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/
Description: set of testing and calibration tools for joysticks
Description-md5: f24d513c5fda4671698a17c18fa21457