How to Install and Uninstall libinput-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "libinput-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libinput-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libinput-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libinput-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libinput-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                libinput-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libinput-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libinput-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libinput
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 208
Depends: libinput10 (= 1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3), libmtdev-dev (>= 1.1.0), libudev-dev, libevdev-dev (>= 1.9.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1), libwacom-dev (>= 0.20)
Filename: pool/main/libi/libinput/libinput-dev_1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3_amd64.deb
Size: 29696
MD5sum: a227053a4075cc1c87b2d42a4687a51b
SHA1: 10835b6961030cb2eabb4cf5e45f0144c8406e51
SHA256: 89c25f75f74fbe745c4d01592a00d59cac08c9463fa7959722aedcb6bdbd3739
SHA512: 33b3421dea3571ede017353d7ee8e0c1efd6eba5ccdcb47196f89340689fa671501d13d7a937799b439af875f0e28ae2cb41f19cab93dba9be21505f353e3e70
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libinput/
Description: input device management and event handling library - development files
Description-md5: 0da11dbc46194145e73a7af186713bda

Package: libinput-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.15.5-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libinput
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 208
Depends: libinput10 (= 1.15.5-1), libmtdev-dev (>= 1.1.0), libudev-dev, libevdev-dev (>= 0.4), libwacom-dev (>= 0.20)
Filename: pool/main/libi/libinput/libinput-dev_1.15.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 29672
MD5sum: 9a5ad297d15bc4ce5e10079579776305
SHA1: 6400bb0de814f2a7b69adfb4210adf5ec24e6dcf
SHA256: 37a910d256ce4fd97391452961558f28fb804fd5e5889588b54e1e61c085562a
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libinput/
Description: input device management and event handling library - development files
Description-md5: 0da11dbc46194145e73a7af186713bda