How to Install and Uninstall matchbox-keyboard Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "matchbox-keyboard" package

Please follow the guidance below to install matchbox-keyboard on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                matchbox-keyboard
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "matchbox-keyboard" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall matchbox-keyboard on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: matchbox-keyboard
Priority: optional
Section: universe/embedded
Installed-Size: 156
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Moray Allan
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1+svn20080916-10
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libfakekey0 (>= 0.1), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxrender1
Recommends: matchbox-keyboard-im
Filename: pool/universe/m/matchbox-keyboard/matchbox-keyboard_0.1+svn20080916-10_amd64.deb
Size: 26910
MD5sum: cbc4928f2bed827e67d5b170a263d75e
SHA1: d5a11d9f031f82df5d6334f3845102ecee0664c5
SHA256: 7008bf7d0d62b07cb443f083e0ec08295f120dd0af9a60b6c243b15e137f2008
Description-en: on-screen keyboard
Matchbox-keyboard is an on-screen 'virtual' or 'software' keyboard, designed
for touch-screen devices running X.
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Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop
embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else
for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
Description-md5: edcc71ae6e4e88ffe597589c133f0b69
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu