How to Install and Uninstall libgpm2 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "libgpm2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libgpm2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libgpm2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libgpm2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.7-5
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: 59
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Suggests: gpm
Filename: pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm2_1.20.7-5_amd64.deb
Size: 15076
MD5sum: 7539b31eacf83d75e9f9fd5358786d3c
SHA1: 7536cf8d5d8ad9469890e1fbf16513315724ff4f
SHA256: 8d5a84110df1a8e6acf3f786256876f7ecb479a9b07965d5400ab215e1f3cc9f
Homepage: https://nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/
Description: General Purpose Mouse - shared library
Description-md5: e77c023597910bf799fb8eb6602823ce
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop