How to install brltty-x11 On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove brltty-x11 Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install brltty-x11 On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package brltty-x11 from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of brltty-x11:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: brltty-x11

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install brltty-x11

Package Details

Package:brltty-x11
Version:5.3.1-2ubuntu2.1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://mielke.cc/brltty/
Description:Access software for a blind person using a braille display - X11 drivers
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/admin

How to install brltty-x11 on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install brltty-x11 On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove brltty-x11 Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If brltty-x11 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L brltty-x11' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L brltty-x11
dpkg-query: package 'brltty-x11' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing brltty-x11:

After system update use the following command to install brltty-x11:

sudo apt-get install brltty-x11

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove brltty-x11 from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the brltty-x11 from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the brltty-x11 following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  brltty-x11

Following command is used to remove the brltty-x11 package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove brltty-x11

This will remove brltty-x11 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing brltty-x11 with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge brltty-x11

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove brltty-x11

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with brltty-x11 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.