How to Install and Uninstall xinput Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "xinput" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xinput on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall xinput on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xinput
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xinput package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xinput
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.3-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 82
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0)
Filename: pool/main/x/xinput/xinput_1.6.3-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 29352
MD5sum: c5d5061230c54111d98b884025b9cc97
SHA1: 525ad55bb0da9e420e595364a644459a427a08a7
SHA256: fcda42e88223288b5b4effa8c84a5d64eb580e6266b6bb3d7f2e0c0576301510
SHA512: 3ffcc6259990c4b41948acbcbb6e925c0e54ac8751658ba379e2573113980cf02a929d09852c421a62a22a02f38cdedeb5dea02148dc26954a7e7d6e7b2eb88e
Description-en: Runtime configuration and test of XInput devices
Xinput is an utility for configuring and testing XInput
devices.
Description-md5: 430b05bbc8c851147aaa5b8f95166a9a
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