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

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xinput 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 "xinput" package

This is a short guide on how to install xinput 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 "xinput" package

Learn how to uninstall xinput on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: xinput
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.3-1build2
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 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0)
Filename: pool/main/x/xinput/xinput_1.6.3-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 29240
MD5sum: d02c817c47d724c5d704bfab5c500b35
SHA1: a455099ac178b82f425ac76ccd7ef7cbdcc09d19
SHA256: 3e7f841c5f26639ccd815f2af575f8c20626fc8873f1a1587fad966ab8c5d8fb
SHA512: 55311149bfec8b07697799086c276f87ab43f613c91ca8844a91c938c1ed6e7cb0e873c4a323cd738c630a55ae7eba96dd86146b4c41dd3e8773065acc6562c1
Description: Runtime configuration and test of 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