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

Last updated: May 19,2024

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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xserver-xorg-input-libinput on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-libinput on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-input-libinput
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 115
Provides: xorg-driver-input
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libinput10 (>= 1.15.1), xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-input-libinput/xserver-xorg-input-libinput_1.1.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 37938
MD5sum: e338b55584fa054d55c0ecaa7387f43a
SHA1: 3ffe33ec47ca7b09da8c72555bf86acd95cfa69a
SHA256: cf97bd25a99a77de26b4b9bd1ac46adb19813b6a30b26b5727bd75382db33282
SHA512: 512a81db07cfd340fdd3cf75be20c08ff6c948b5c531851bca35c10fbc1b505c0b3a5d9eab3e8d0107667089763a82e378576b64fc880387f3f242227e15a4da
Homepage: https://www.x.org
Description-en: X.Org X server -- libinput input driver
This package provides the driver for input devices using libinput library.
It can handle keyboards, mice and touchpads, and essentially replaces the
separate -evdev and -synaptics drivers.
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This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-libinput driver module.
Description-md5: f8bfd1aa5c6b0f14ea81809036429317
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