How to Install and Uninstall libgpm2 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libgpm2 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libgpm2" package

This is a short guide on how to install libgpm2 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgpm2" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libgpm2 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgpm2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgpm2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libgpm2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.7-10build1
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 (>= 2.33)
Suggests: gpm
Filename: pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm2_1.20.7-10build1_amd64.deb
Size: 15262
MD5sum: e5c69bf7417598aa9ffe0957d404d638
SHA1: 65e4addc0471bedc23234345ec0ebbb13a53f469
SHA256: 84f9a6ff091e295d4b92d8c71a8a78050ed7c407350123224e21bf94e293cbab
SHA512: d904b4a93bf7d78de341a282f08a85139848748b57538253cf9056491e72934fbbb67b72250ac871e7a02120a1b3846a07aa1424a298765be474484719bc81d9
Homepage: https://nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/
Description: General Purpose Mouse - shared library
Description-md5: e77c023597910bf799fb8eb6602823ce
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-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