How to Install and Uninstall xinput Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "xinput" package

Please follow the instructions below to install xinput on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xinput on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: xinput
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.2-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 70
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0)
Filename: pool/main/x/xinput/xinput_1.6.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 26406
MD5sum: b131a218963dc87da0ba324fa4e56cab
SHA1: 49981430490f5254ebf5c13c278cb60510ea36d7
SHA256: 68846eb7512d769f06e5f03ea80241e834e2c89b2d13e01baac6a99d247ca23f
Description: Runtime configuration and test of XInput devices
Description-md5: 430b05bbc8c851147aaa5b8f95166a9a
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y