How to Install and Uninstall libgpm2 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "libgpm2" package

Learn how to install libgpm2 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgpm2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libgpm2 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgpm2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgpm2 package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libgpm2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.7-10build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: gpm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Suggests: gpm
Filename: pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm2_1.20.7-10build1_amd64.deb
Size: 15262
MD5sum: e5c69bf7417598aa9ffe0957d404d638
SHA1: 65e4addc0471bedc23234345ec0ebbb13a53f469
SHA256: 84f9a6ff091e295d4b92d8c71a8a78050ed7c407350123224e21bf94e293cbab
SHA512: d904b4a93bf7d78de341a282f08a85139848748b57538253cf9056491e72934fbbb67b72250ac871e7a02120a1b3846a07aa1424a298765be474484719bc81d9
Homepage: https://nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/
Description: General Purpose Mouse - shared library
Description-md5: e77c023597910bf799fb8eb6602823ce
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-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