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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-18.04" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-18.04" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-18.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.1-1ubuntu1~18.04.1
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: 176
Provides: xorg-driver-input, xorg-driver-synaptics, xorg-renamed-package, xorg-renamed-package-hwe-18.04, xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libevdev2 (>= 1.3), libx11-6, libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Suggests: gpointing-device-settings, touchfreeze
Conflicts: xorg-driver-synaptics, xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Breaks: kde-config-touchpad (<< 0.8.1-2~)
Replaces: xorg-driver-synaptics, xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Filename: pool/universe/x/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-18.04/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-18.04_1.9.1-1ubuntu1~18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 59556
MD5sum: 64ef55a4ed5c48617d7a202a25f0a799
SHA1: 79924d549892d56a89c03ddaf3b101a6120cdcbe
SHA256: 488ed22fbd68b1f7e518e7627c8a7dfc3fe769d33bbf611c111ff58d20de0e7c
SHA512: cfbd747cf20ea31ff3ebfa5e96f3bf75db1a54c0a2c17aa95c97ae132de91a89e35bcd86b1292e988d250b2d5e7b03ca2683641d0b37e6d62deb189396a0b328
Description: Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org server
Description-md5: 6f7a84d9a52f4dc44fd0ad7cc265853b