How to Install and Uninstall joystick Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "joystick" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install joystick on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: joystick
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.7.1-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 215
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.12)
Recommends: evtest, inputattach
Breaks: stella (<< 4.7.2)
Replaces: stella (<< 4.7.2)
Filename: pool/universe/j/joystick/joystick_1.7.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 47600
MD5sum: 2eafbb270f5921f7e1102f9fd3bd7abf
SHA1: b3a700f218af46288e90c6fe5f9d82931e2cc02d
SHA256: 2faa611ed9af079168c853bc73bda6130cefc88a85a4ad10aadf7dd9f91ccb3e
SHA512: cc545b6bf630f0967130c0b1d0ca6e7613e68edc9adc5fb6eb54d30f7bca50ebc18f94768cd64bc6cb7fdb75343fa87147adbee7bd513876a03edd0abb02b69f
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/
Description-en: set of testing and calibration tools for joysticks
Some useful tools for using joysticks:
evdev-joystick(1) - joystick calibration tool
ffcfstress(1) - force-feedback stress test
ffmvforce(1) - force-feedback orientation test
ffset(1) - force-feedback configuration tool
fftest(1) - general force-feedback test
jstest(1) - joystick test
jscal(1) - joystick calibration tool
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evtest and inputattach, which used to be part of this package, are now
available separately.
Description-md5: f24d513c5fda4671698a17c18fa21457