How to Install and Uninstall libevdev2 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "libevdev2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libevdev2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libevdev2

2. Uninstall "libevdev2" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libevdev2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):

$ sudo apt remove libevdev2 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libevdev2 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libevdev2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libs
Source: libevdev
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 136
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev2_1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 32228
MD5sum: 02cf83e5cae1ab462d0403bcb1216323
SHA1: b8ae7d681fce2a2fac9fee3325bb4c089400a498
SHA256: bb8330c7b8ec996b84ced38b66046d2ccd0d903a126ff7eea2ba2f88d0a99ee4
SHA512: b93098e22918fa366213cdf2b67aa0618de0fe8b9e5a022ef0aad3b4ea04ee26d266d99fac67d46e60079be6e08d09335d48c403833ebc763a14f3c532a31e67
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Description-en: wrapper library for evdev devices
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 run software using
libevdev.
Description-md5: 67bec2e511a50d7ac6f7e4b05c2a96b6
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: libevdev2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.1+dfsg-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libs
Source: libevdev
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 136
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev2_1.9.1+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 31904
MD5sum: 9d88dfc06fc1b34b88f7bd3b0dbd86b4
SHA1: 0cc9238d952de291cb9a76a53fbdccc2f6c08305
SHA256: b4e620a287380d7e263c4fb52fe7fb721b2d408a8e7fcf420c21b868623284d6
SHA512: a4398f2e16613d186e4a4b8a932a78708e644f81ade811c7f1963e9d4ab68e149eb9ce51b5e73c2c909b91283285ee86c6db9bbc4635886c8371e0c9d0467927
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Description-en: wrapper library for evdev devices
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 run software using
libevdev.
Description-md5: 67bec2e511a50d7ac6f7e4b05c2a96b6
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop