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

Last updated: May 20,2024

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

This tutorial shows how to install xserver-xorg-input-libinput on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-libinput on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-input-libinput
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.30.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 115
Provides: xorg-driver-input
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libinput10 (>= 1.15.1), xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-input-libinput/xserver-xorg-input-libinput_0.30.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 34492
MD5sum: 54bf8ab8a67fcb8b969c04710fcebaa3
SHA1: 5e4d9d433abda692ec33a070ca338ec6e01ea6a0
SHA256: bf5fec92483691b506822969e6bfa94d8741c099d91f5bc21c670f131d19a46e
SHA512: da4a05e05cff98d7b1b4f0026539c00214fcca868f213b3dd2576c26cecd9863fda3e847b3b9d279e144326e4e4267169fa9f3a66c0a4256172255c0bf7441ec
Homepage: https://www.x.org
Description-en: X.Org X server -- libinput input driver
This package provides the driver for input devices using libinput library.
It can handle keyboards, mice and touchpads, and essentially replaces the
separate -evdev and -synaptics drivers.
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This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-libinput driver module.
Description-md5: f8bfd1aa5c6b0f14ea81809036429317
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