How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

This tutorial shows how to install xserver-xorg-input-evdev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-evdev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-input-evdev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.10.6-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 109
Provides: xorg-driver-input
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libevdev2 (>= 1.2.2+dfsg-1~), libmtdev1 (>= 1.1.0), libudev1 (>= 183), xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Breaks: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.18.0-1)
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.18.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/xserver-xorg-input-evdev_2.10.6-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 32400
MD5sum: 9c7ee88a6a1b16904d6c447d0f94196a
SHA1: b48de4898c3d99de5c79a66d2534aa094c92916c
SHA256: 418f51e73eb5f09f4a2675c3647fd8677bc2769a12c31794c8fa8ed8b3c349f2
SHA512: a5e470aa34aea6fe7d7fba7df7c4d9b5b31e436dcf5dd6c5fc3beb345e2030248c00861b8203a14324973d6546aaf093ee968ea228773d2c9f3537141d31c765
Homepage: https://www.x.org
Description-en: X.Org X server -- evdev input driver
This package provides the driver for input devices using evdev, the Linux
kernel's event delivery mechanism. This driver allows for multiple keyboards
and mice to be treated as separate input devices.
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This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-evdev driver module.
Description-md5: 31de8b9a43f10be01a9c9a8d0805f00a