How to Install and Uninstall joystick Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 03,2024

You can also install and uninstall the joystick on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "joystick" package

This guide let you learn how to install joystick on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall joystick on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: joystick
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.7.1-1build2
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_1.7.1-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 47502
MD5sum: 78dec9fd63d5428b8627637b3e7d3d01
SHA1: 1c463c81c0e8e5f97613aa44abae332b680749d8
SHA256: 4aa5033dd9a01d61aeed37fa46b771b35a000f008050beaf2ad2f0a5049c7ec1
SHA512: 76e789e3beeb499ecd4fc57fbad2a7e52dadd95d0f97ab4fd5d9cd18b82f1a14c6d4b01ab83c293c3baa0cc836d0262fa3fe4f355d56946f0c61fb494b96ddfe
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/
Description: set of testing and calibration tools for joysticks
Description-md5: f24d513c5fda4671698a17c18fa21457