How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-synaptics Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" package

Please follow the instructions below to install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-synaptics on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.0-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 182
Provides: xorg-driver-input, xorg-driver-synaptics
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libevdev2 (>= 1.3), libx11-6, libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Suggests: gpointing-device-settings, touchfreeze
Conflicts: xorg-driver-synaptics
Breaks: kde-config-touchpad (<< 0.8.1-2~)
Replaces: xorg-driver-synaptics
Filename: pool/universe/x/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics_1.9.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 62590
MD5sum: df200941c8e0c4f1fafa44c2688a5cc1
SHA1: e8718d8e9e7abc599b039d7340a0a3211b159b55
SHA256: 3c6fdd5eed5ca6885f9140f56045d72fff6db7b82a932045194dc177c6423b4f
Description: Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org server
Description-md5: 6f7a84d9a52f4dc44fd0ad7cc265853b
Task: xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, core-share, lubuntu-gtk-core, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-qt-core
Supported: 3y