How to Install and Uninstall joystick Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "joystick" package

Please follow the instructions below to install joystick on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall joystick on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: joystick
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.7.1-1build1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 207
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), 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_1.7.1-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 47654
MD5sum: bc781f285e4db00ca288b1c9e3be6de2
SHA1: 6b5ae2151a5e86ef8f3399b54540f2b9ef536299
SHA256: f7f5d1c58c77d0b021c1da379a310a9f9d81f23929b6320a36769dc4398edc2e
SHA512: 4887e45e9069d561dfe795e7882da15708d8015d01810ab67a5a58c1da1a149a3da5e0629d871366227155bb69da373dc5d0e6b16b86ce10467506cb18b5c567
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