How to Install and Uninstall gpm Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "gpm" package

This tutorial shows how to install gpm on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gpm on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gpm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gpm package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: gpm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.7-10build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 536
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.7)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gpm/gpm_1.20.7-10build1_amd64.deb
Size: 185510
MD5sum: 2c16ed3310221b021e1e32a7df5d8897
SHA1: efd195c3655744fcab08740f66b0f23dad7085cd
SHA256: 8f3043ed0897c6b5c313efccc703805a19c8e06517ec0722ddcb18c2258decd4
SHA512: dc98dfadb25c1cb415ad0977058bf91784a89a43024c07c956b4ed1a83b23c9099fa3b809c041a39ac1369d1334c8657894811b6c5a7316e5f7c8d5996a04717
Homepage: https://nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/
Description: General Purpose Mouse interface
Description-md5: f4d37ad222a8606e714a0eb799261d0d