How to Install and Uninstall libevdev2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "libevdev2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libevdev2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libevdev2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libevdev2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libevdev2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libevdev2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libevdev2 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libevdev2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.11.0+dfsg-1build1
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 (>= 2.33)
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev2_1.11.0+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 31852
MD5sum: df86401fe35563c28da06dd8b9d9f5dd
SHA1: 32fcecb05843dc5bb873dc110c341ded724379fa
SHA256: 28a5f9dc292f19f9354763b079aeaac8c2e5ab394b408fd29ddabec4f997394c
SHA512: 079fc94dfdf064f0f1bf9ab15b26225bf15a42f51b23becd76bb8dbb7d7454514d78c9ce3323e651619f0e733dbbe54e8952768053397e5da79dd5b314e483a6
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.
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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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi