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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "xvkbd" package

Learn how to install xvkbd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xvkbd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xvkbd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 308
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Francois Gurin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.3-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxmu6, libxt6, libxtst6, xaw3dg (>= 1.5+E-1)
Recommends: wenglish | wordlist
Filename: pool/universe/x/xvkbd/xvkbd_3.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 87536
MD5sum: 823bd90d9bc9fc757204b8bc2b22b5e6
SHA1: b17629349fae5d561c78564e899a700cd9d658c1
SHA256: 8d1a3856e645de8669645278e950954af2044c1a970a4091fcfb598d7a95d1d4
Description-en: software virtual keyboard for X11
xvkbd is a virtual (graphical) keyboard program for X Window System
which provides facility to enter characters onto other clients
(software) by clicking on a keyboard displayed on the screen. This
may be used for systems without a hardware keyboard such as kiosk
terminals or handheld devices. This program also has facility to
send characters specified as the command line option to another
client.
Description-md5: b297ece13356bf3fb7fce91ed25c4f93
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu