How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-mouse Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: March 15,2025

You can also install and uninstall the xserver-xorg-input-mouse on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xserver-xorg-input-mouse" package

This is a short guide on how to install xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-mouse
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-input-mouse" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-mouse
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-input-mouse package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Source: xserver-xorg-input-mouse (1:1.9.3-1)
Version: 1:1.9.3-1+b1
Installed-Size: 125
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: xorg-driver-input
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:21.1.1)
Description: X.Org X server -- mouse input driver
Description-md5: 6f2ede8f1a9c0661e53c621f80a340c7
Tag: hardware::input, hardware::input:mouse, implemented-in::c,
role::shared-lib, use::driver, x11::library
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-input-mouse/xserver-xorg-input-mouse_1.9.3-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 69248
MD5sum: b4ba8d20ffc39f7143cadcd13f605ba0
SHA256: 1933b81d9a4923e7c57473ece42e6124be850f3353954c558b1ad74aab25a20d