How to Install and Uninstall dasher Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "dasher" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dasher on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dasher on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dasher
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dasher package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dasher
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 1016
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.11+git20130508.adc653-2
Depends: gconf-service, libatspi2.0-0 (>= 2.9.90), libbonobo2-0 (>= 2.32.1-3~), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgconf-2-4 (>= 3.2.5), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgnome-speech7, libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), liborbit-2-0 (>= 1:2.14.10), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.9), libatk-adaptor, dasher-data (= 4.11+git20130508.adc653-2)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dasher/dasher_4.11+git20130508.adc653-2_amd64.deb
Size: 314468
MD5sum: 417724ceb3eee95b6b7614e8885ea8ec
SHA1: 711d409932e4a7c2697e14d9d0fdd854edfa4985
SHA256: bcb7d7b391f9d09c8f51e6881c5ce2c16bee720fb8f7cbd1509ae06aa612593a
Description-en: A graphical predictive text input system
Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural
continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system
wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used - for example,
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* on a palmtop computer
* on a wearable computer
* when operating a computer one-handed, by joystick, touchscreen, trackball,
or mouse
* when operating a computer with zero hands (i.e., by head-mouse or by
eyetracker).
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The eyetracking version of Dasher allows an experienced user to write text
as fast as normal handwriting - 25 words per minute; using a mouse,
experienced users can write at 39 words per minute.
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Dasher uses a more advanced prediction algorithm than the T9(tm) system
often used in mobile phones, making it sensitive to surrounding context.
Description-md5: 389992fe3c4b80e8658b19bf362845d2
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu