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

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "esekeyd" package

This is a short guide on how to install esekeyd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall esekeyd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: esekeyd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 200
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Krzysztof Burghardt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.7-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Filename: pool/universe/e/esekeyd/esekeyd_1.2.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 30636
MD5sum: 0cdcb7232e2df5c9de3b75cdd370aec6
SHA1: 1aeef499b0bbb0a90e7999242bdb56a85b7eb22a
SHA256: 948f240a64a8794aa6f5e30fd452e1e9594e205b0bdae07bb7f722d7af85443a
Description-en: multimedia keyboard daemon for Linux
ESE Key Daemon is a multimedia keyboard daemon for Linux. With the 2.6 kernel
series it can also handle remote controls, as they are presented as keyboards.
No kernel patch is required. It is a userspace program that pools
/dev/input/event? interfaces for incoming keyboard key presses.
Description-md5: 194a66ee325f429b04e2eac588b0041d
Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/projects/esekeyd/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu