How to Install and Uninstall xboxdrv Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 03,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xboxdrv on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xboxdrv" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xboxdrv on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xboxdrv
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xboxdrv" package

Learn how to uninstall xboxdrv on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xboxdrv package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xboxdrv
Version: 0.8.8-3
Installed-Size: 1490
Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.88), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libudev1 (>= 183), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), libx11-6
Recommends: python3, python3-dbus
Description: Xbox360 gamepad driver for the userspace
Description-md5: 91865deadfb329402f0c369f603b3380
Homepage: https://xboxdrv.gitlab.io/
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::input:joystick, hardware::usb,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
role::program, scope::application, use::driver
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xboxdrv/xboxdrv_0.8.8-3_amd64.deb
Size: 473524
MD5sum: f83626e8e91219eee48fd6aa4b8bca89
SHA256: cbdc96b06a5a759a16f0255834ecc8aad4b92d2195598ffb0120248146f8de4c