How to Install and Uninstall xkb-data Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "xkb-data" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xkb-data on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xkb-data
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xkb-data" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xkb-data on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: xkb-data
Architecture: all
Version: 2.29-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: x11
Source: xkeyboard-config
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4020
Breaks: libx11-6 (<< 2:1.4.3), x11-xkb-utils (<< 7.7+5)
Filename: pool/main/x/xkeyboard-config/xkb-data_2.29-2_all.deb
Size: 348648
MD5sum: 4ec5c51b100981403888c7c3c08bfd5f
SHA1: 5f325952a68699f1f68bfea9df72e37946549172
SHA256: 890cc198b5a1023e3b3a879448524267d338b046a415bae7aff6216165bc4085
SHA512: c8e0599d3aa13e03f93510af484666f7e5c9f35f1751c5f54ee2b7ed5952a9e7540034dd904975c00225d373bd8a535efc2aa5146a2d5a721db5b0c96fb3af40
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/Software/XKeyboardConfig
Description-en: X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configuration data
This package contains configuration data used by the X Keyboard
Extension (XKB), which allows selection of keyboard layouts when
using a graphical interface.
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Every X11 vendor provides its own XKB data files, so keyboard layout
designers have to send their layouts to several places. The
xkeyboard-config project has been launched at FreeDesktop in order
to provide a central repository that could be used by all vendors.
Description-md5: 3253e95e707af859f77590b31f05da3b
Task: minimal