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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "xbindkeys" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xbindkeys on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xbindkeys
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 131
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joerg Jaspert
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.6-1
Depends: guile-2.0-libs, libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6
Suggests: wish, xbindkeys-config
Filename: pool/universe/x/xbindkeys/xbindkeys_1.8.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 33268
MD5sum: 5b349fbb4ea35091c6381eed8cac7f7c
SHA1: 09ec847b959601da466ef08b59fd6a87231fd85b
SHA256: c82ddc464d72e0e371249f7f7930a770e6de675c80e61f68f26e5796afc17a87
Description-en: Associate a combination of keys or mouse buttons with a shell command
xbindkeys is a program that allows you to launch shell commands with
your keyboard or your mouse under the X Window System.
It links commands to keys or mouse buttons, using a configuration file.
It's independent of the window manager and can capture all keyboard keys
(ex: Power, Wake...).
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It optionally supports a guile-based configuration file layout, which enables
you to access all xbindkeys internals, so you can have key combinations,
double clicks or timed double clicks take actions. Also all functions that work
in guile will work for xbindkeys.
Description-md5: 235a684b27d5f0dc5c32177094854d66
Homepage: http://www.nongnu.org/xbindkeys/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu