How to Install and Uninstall libevdev-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libevdev-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libevdev-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libevdev-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                libevdev-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libevdev-dev package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libevdev-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libevdev
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 282
Depends: libevdev2 (= 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1)
Suggests: libevdev-doc
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev-dev_1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 48644
MD5sum: a91743a0ffe30f0a35d67d76ae7d41a7
SHA1: be55094e7b25f9b02e60b70c8e9417a991de3402
SHA256: acea520d0c539c147f12e798d51dfd65b5daf837a382fca65623751c565e8599
SHA512: f46f02208359f13d33ec54809cbd65efb3244f5eac582e22997b866b5461e64663fb6b186656d3be4e5a6eac86573b0d3faa12838da4e98bd559679582bff3ab
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Description-en: wrapper library for evdev devices - development files
libevdev is a wrapper library for evdev devices. It provides
functions covering the common tasks when dealing with evdev devices,
thus avoiding erroneous ioctls and other errors.
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This package contains the files required to build software using
libevdev.
Description-md5: 63278ffe5abb78fff6dcd8755619b04b

Package: libevdev-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.1+dfsg-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libevdev
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 283
Depends: libevdev2 (= 1.9.1+dfsg-1)
Suggests: libevdev-doc
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev-dev_1.9.1+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 49100
MD5sum: 2a478be20f47d5faf39f8fe3f3810135
SHA1: 5c5743da2211bc1d2b7e065003992dbbab41157e
SHA256: 282bf28f39763bed00149df8972d5546e90a6e7a237fd266b13ab1b68941abb9
SHA512: c75ad3b5592f0dc0cc58b4c983ae1c349df9b44bbbbd17ad62973b4527954dcf640011c5e9da87fc648bb2df6794a1ef541bb82e6fa4a7e6ea56f4022bb756d3
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Description-en: wrapper library for evdev devices - development files
libevdev is a wrapper library for evdev devices. It provides
functions covering the common tasks when dealing with evdev devices,
thus avoiding erroneous ioctls and other errors.
.
This package contains the files required to build software using
libevdev.
Description-md5: 63278ffe5abb78fff6dcd8755619b04b