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

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xdotool 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 "xdotool" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xdotool on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xdotool" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xdotool on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xdotool
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xdotool package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: xdotool
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.20160805.1-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 122
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libx11-6, libxdo3 (>= 1:3.20150503.1)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xdotool/xdotool_3.20160805.1-4_amd64.deb
Size: 41452
MD5sum: 187a87b3ee6de0dd794b408fee0df35f
SHA1: d8b6f7047a7967cf2cc80ae7d6cbe15d49548480
SHA256: 93198ce669e04f9b9d79f5e5e2d0fcd89fe411e7a7ebc948e9f4cbb563f62967
SHA512: 677b41790fc2f9c7775886ffba52aebcd5c5de22be812218afbfd32921cabc2e7ca0ff859e546bc11a7ead0fffe8254f085b8fbb048b636481b8f1d39d392154
Homepage: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool/
Description: simulate (generate) X11 keyboard/mouse input events
Description-md5: e598dcea54625951b2e5858c18b33f2f
Task: ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi