How to Install and Uninstall consolation Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "consolation" package

Learn how to install consolation on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                consolation
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "consolation" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall consolation on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                consolation
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the consolation package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: consolation
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.0.8-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bill Allombert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 70
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libevdev2 (>= 0.9.1), libinput10 (>= 1.5.0), libudev1 (>= 183), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Filename: pool/universe/c/consolation/consolation_0.0.8-1_amd64.deb
Size: 18216
MD5sum: dac83fc661fc0b15d774d4e0669a2d0c
SHA1: 0c36706ec9e4811db5c6126151c1d61176d61e85
SHA256: ffd593126e68b1387fae3ab08cec6166c3d1c1ab1513d4bad819904b0895867e
SHA512: cded972c8ccef421206a1a2ba9921bc84e34aba8f52689e5c77c1f47d9fa3c29acbb54ab7525f74fe6e2ca435a36613dcc9a1c447db0a2171ede0198c04f389b
Homepage: https://salsa.debian.org/consolation-team/consolation/
Description-en: linux console pointer support for copy-paste
This package provides copy-paste and scrolling support to the Linux console.
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It is based on the libinput library and supports all pointer devices and
settings provided by this library.
Description-md5: cf51e600e3e7f3225e8d568b98e6bf30