How to Install and Uninstall inputattach Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "inputattach" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install inputattach on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall inputattach on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                inputattach
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the inputattach package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: inputattach
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.7.0-1
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Source: joystick
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 72
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libsystemd0
Breaks: joystick (<< 20051019-6)
Filename: pool/main/j/joystick/inputattach_1.7.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 23336
MD5sum: 17f1b1e7dcf8b188b7efebb895ece898
SHA1: 00678b5fa804faacb30c901878d3706ba06d153f
SHA256: 07ccc91e49e7f1722ec3aa5572077509dff8624700643e36ecf49324de131d50
SHA512: db5823101b5694ba0d1348bc1bf6e253e6667aad026d0ad85739f920cb24717ff903d48e32c268423073fbe8d22adbf648aa3fb4400fbecef812f27600643b40
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/
Description-en: utility to connect serial-attached peripherals to the input subsystem
inputattach connects legacy serial-attached input peripherals to the input
subsystem: keyboards, mice, joysticks, touch-screens...
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Amongst other things this allows legacy mice to be accessed via the
/dev/input/mice multiplexer.
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Supported devices include:
* Serial-attached keyboards including the Apple Newton keyboard, DEC LK201
/ LK401 keyboards, the Stowaway keyboard, Sun type 4 and 5 keyboards,
standard PS/2 keyboards with a serial adapter
* Serial mice using Genius, Logitech, Microsoft or Mouse Systems protocols
* Serial-attached touchscreens including those manufactured by 3M, ELO,
Fujitsu, Penmount, Touchright, Touchwindow
* Serial-attached joysticks including I-Force, SpaceBall, SpaceOrb, Gravis
Stinger, WingMan Warrior
* The Handykey Twiddler used as a joystick or a chording keyboard
Description-md5: 4411fd970af7a25054439075e5312465
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