How to Install and Uninstall libgpm2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "libgpm2" package

Please follow the steps below to install libgpm2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgpm2
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "libgpm2" package

Learn how to uninstall libgpm2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgpm2
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the libgpm2 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libgpm2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.7-8
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: gpm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Suggests: gpm
Filename: pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm2_1.20.7-8_amd64.deb
Size: 15216
MD5sum: 25a44fd3660463ee6e3380cdd9902366
SHA1: 282f4f6721c712c822720bbeb86baabf25849337
SHA256: 21b6d207de95bf0c37267c3b7efb4f991e97cc479284961c778df923b9f70f8d
SHA512: a55b858206a5ce37c89661039e6df9eb60b0d447cd53da020c68080f5a998e32696730ee30a2fd8412c71e7b010f6c8ee4c3098407d5f1c24147f44cada14bca
Homepage: https://nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/
Description-en: General Purpose Mouse - shared library
This package provides a library that handles mouse requests
and delivers them to applications. See the description for the 'gpm'
package for more information.
Description-md5: e77c023597910bf799fb8eb6602823ce
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, 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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi