How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "xserver-xorg-input-evdev" package

Learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-evdev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-evdev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-input-evdev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-evdev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-input-evdev package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.10.6-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 108
Provides: xorg-driver-input
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libevdev2 (>= 1.2.2+dfsg-1~), libmtdev1 (>= 1.1.0), libudev1 (>= 183), xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Breaks: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.18.0-1)
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.18.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/xserver-xorg-input-evdev_2.10.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 32116
MD5sum: 36153ba2944e626b17c76d7819116c0d
SHA1: b0c250ccdf1511c5f72531807af2aab9fef8c25d
SHA256: b6c500ef61f333c23974a8f235651eacf77c38ec1bf9517366aef75516d215b8
SHA512: 972cea16399b44c8f455b4185fa1247b41e23da7d844555516dbc2b2aefcdc0bbfdf1e1727526883acf8e62ffd97a943efecf40307a752b94ff0f150f42dcb61
Homepage: https://www.x.org
Description-en: X.Org X server -- evdev input driver
This package provides the driver for input devices using evdev, the Linux
kernel's event delivery mechanism. This driver allows for multiple keyboards
and mice to be treated as separate input devices.
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This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-evdev driver module.
Description-md5: 31de8b9a43f10be01a9c9a8d0805f00a