How to Install and Uninstall input-utils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "input-utils" package

Please follow the steps below to install input-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                input-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "input-utils" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall input-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: input-utils
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 123
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marcus Better
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0-1.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/i/input-utils/input-utils_1.0-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 15966
MD5sum: d92f75594f32401a5c77b9953ca6ba65
SHA1: 8be3db021fd038c03df20b886d2ed4b74d2ed47b
SHA256: 6707d3333f1e7124d9c18b82b8626d75ce4248a738b5d937547431a61031dc8d
Description-en: utilities for the input layer of the Linux kernel
This is a collection of utilities which are useful when working with
the input layer of the Linux kernel (version 2.6 and later). Included
are utilities to list the input devices known to the kernel, show
the input events that are received by a device, and query or modify
keyboard maps.
Description-md5: dd66158405459c9bc0352a2fdde0b7d0
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu