How to Install and Uninstall joystick Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "joystick" package

This tutorial shows how to install joystick on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall joystick on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: joystick
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.7.0-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 217
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.10)
Recommends: evtest, inputattach
Breaks: stella (<< 4.7.2)
Replaces: stella (<< 4.7.2)
Filename: pool/universe/j/joystick/joystick_1.7.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 47532
MD5sum: e623bcdd359f7fbdf2a22defb980daeb
SHA1: f488c8a9a920fe80c4310a1a962b8f0c00410e60
SHA256: ff319848fdad82c182c4538a95f9ba2a326402b5e9265a32fa301501b47aebef
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/
Description: set of testing and calibration tools for joysticks
Description-md5: f24d513c5fda4671698a17c18fa21457