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Installed Program:
xdotool
Installed Libraries:
libxdo.so
Installed Directories:
None
Introduction to xdotool
The xdotool package provides the capabilities to simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.
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Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool/releases/download/v3.20211022.1/xdotool-3.20211022.1.tar.gz
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Download MD5 sum: 9fd993a251a7c38b32381503544b0dd7
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Download size: 116 KB
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Estimated disk space required: 2.1 MB
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Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Installation of xdotool
Install xdotool by running the following commands:
make WITHOUT_RPATH_FIX=1
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make PREFIX=/usr INSTALLMAN=/usr/share/man install