How to Install and Uninstall libevdev-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libevdev-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libevdev-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libevdev-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libevdev-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                libevdev-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libevdev-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libevdev-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libevdev
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 259
Depends: libevdev2 (= 1.5.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2)
Suggests: libevdev-doc
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev-dev_1.5.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 45048
MD5sum: 51600250c7a544e67bde643ec3d32032
SHA1: 0f00a97ec1a27f50b9dfff67eb0afa30c088bb94
SHA256: 34e4093c5349b47f0b126b0f1346576dcd2f72c58457dfd9c3af137baa8c1a25
SHA512: 5357af736972a6d4e7ce8f60fb826d2ba9b6878860c25d59fb25d9233cd494f979c347bf21fc4a87100265cca3b05e77659abce5e6af49ccee9414962fed4f4c
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Description: wrapper library for evdev devices - development files
Description-md5: 63278ffe5abb78fff6dcd8755619b04b
Supported: 5y

Package: libevdev-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.8+dfsg-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libevdev
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 259
Depends: libevdev2 (= 1.5.8+dfsg-1)
Suggests: libevdev-doc
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev-dev_1.5.8+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 45028
MD5sum: b0eb92a800330d01beb4609c0d382053
SHA1: f93c73b4d1a59c131b96357ece1f79a23a1785fc
SHA256: b8c504fc9b3be0eb07933b84a93b298855e1fa6b60541d7158516e0d1a0c1e45
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Description: wrapper library for evdev devices - development files
Description-md5: 63278ffe5abb78fff6dcd8755619b04b
Supported: 5y