How to Install and Uninstall xinput Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "xinput" package

Please follow the instructions below to install xinput on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xinput
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xinput" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall xinput on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xinput
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xinput package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: xinput
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.3-1build2
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 82
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0)
Filename: pool/main/x/xinput/xinput_1.6.3-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 29240
MD5sum: d02c817c47d724c5d704bfab5c500b35
SHA1: a455099ac178b82f425ac76ccd7ef7cbdcc09d19
SHA256: 3e7f841c5f26639ccd815f2af575f8c20626fc8873f1a1587fad966ab8c5d8fb
SHA512: 55311149bfec8b07697799086c276f87ab43f613c91ca8844a91c938c1ed6e7cb0e873c4a323cd738c630a55ae7eba96dd86146b4c41dd3e8773065acc6562c1
Description: Runtime configuration and test of XInput devices
Description-md5: 430b05bbc8c851147aaa5b8f95166a9a
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi