Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-orca on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-orca
gnome-orca is:
A flexible, extensible, and powerful assistive technology that
provides end-user access to applications and toolkits that support the
AT-SPI (e.g., the GNOME desktop).
This package is here to ensure smooth upgrades. It can be removed when
you see fit.
Package: gnome-orca
Architecture: all
Version: 3.36.1-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/oldlibs
Source: orca
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Debian Accessibility Team [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: orca
Filename: pool/universe/o/orca/gnome-orca_3.36.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 2028
MD5sum: c14fa56b7c6135842e13555d50bb85b8
SHA1: 31e2b75d30e10cd3b41ba80f7fe2a583b74a83e7
SHA256: e54286865ec8e666cabe88987999dce94793b4bc5362c4f27fdaa6126d57d29d
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
Description-en: Scriptable screen reader – transitional package
A flexible, extensible, and powerful assistive technology that
provides end-user access to applications and toolkits that support the
AT-SPI (e.g., the GNOME desktop).
This package is here to ensure smooth upgrades. It can be removed when
you see fit.
There are three methods to install gnome-orca on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-orca Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-orca using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-orca
Install gnome-orca Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-orca using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-orca
Install gnome-orca Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-orca using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-orca
How To Uninstall gnome-orca on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-orca package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-orca
Uninstall gnome-orca And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-orca and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-orca
Remove gnome-orca Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-orca configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-orca
Remove gnome-orca configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-orca configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-orca
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-orca package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
