How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-synaptics Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 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 "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" package

Learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-synaptics on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.1-1ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 199
Provides: xorg-driver-input, xorg-driver-synaptics
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libevdev2 (>= 1.3), libx11-6, libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Suggests: gpointing-device-settings, touchfreeze
Conflicts: xorg-driver-synaptics
Breaks: kde-config-touchpad (<< 0.8.1-2~)
Replaces: xorg-driver-synaptics
Filename: pool/universe/x/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics_1.9.1-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 62896
MD5sum: a03a7ea18a8b4a85bdcac2349440cc01
SHA1: b535e41a4a8ba9cb8db3e62eb3e7f0e4d383bc22
SHA256: a8a114c0e773066a0e153253e98c4cb88ee483d1cd684580fcf1e898d3f0ca18
SHA512: 9f4e4bc6151d9c2d33ac2f3565c3ec524845680c120df94f35402b9ef3ad0fd5bca2cddd13c574a1f270a754f6252937463c7f13035c31b56ecc72cb416401f4
Description: Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org server
Description-md5: 6f7a84d9a52f4dc44fd0ad7cc265853b
Task: xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop