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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "xbindkeys" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xbindkeys on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xbindkeys on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xbindkeys
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xbindkeys package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: xbindkeys
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.6-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joerg Jaspert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 103
Depends: guile-2.0-libs, libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6
Suggests: wish, xbindkeys-config
Filename: pool/universe/x/xbindkeys/xbindkeys_1.8.6-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 34192
MD5sum: 91bad441988b5fd69597080bdb03989c
SHA1: 0078fa177967b4de68fe2af8553a81e5f6c67818
SHA256: b39ff89cc6a00a6209ffeb6b4ff31f44a8c7560f120a6ea5e373c92cf4920fbb
Homepage: http://www.nongnu.org/xbindkeys/
Description: Associate a combination of keys or mouse buttons with a shell command
Description-md5: 235a684b27d5f0dc5c32177094854d66