How to Install and Uninstall evtest Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "evtest" package

Please follow the guidance below to install evtest on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall evtest on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                evtest
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the evtest package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: evtest
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 74
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.33-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Recommends: evemu-tools
Filename: pool/universe/e/evtest/evtest_1.33-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13830
MD5sum: a6d7bda3e94c5a510cf3fb1d1ba491cd
SHA1: 9e5275bdb804d743de5b5c32fce897dba2e7c74d
SHA256: 12a7acbebcf6b78e34d5b63579f6b212ebcf3f7d8880ebfa7e941226d0fcbfc5
Description-en: utility to monitor Linux input device events
evtest monitors a Linux input device, displaying all the events it
generates.
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It can be used to determine mice button bindings, keymaps for exotic
keyboards... It is commonly used to debug issues with input devices
in X.Org.
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evtest is now in maintenance mode and doesn't support all the
features of the latest kernels; evemu-record from the evemu-tools
package should be used instead.
Description-md5: 87a9309a7fd6f8eaf06bf318e3ec4b43
Homepage: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/evtest/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu