How to Install and Uninstall libevdev-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Last updated: January 13,2025
1. Install "libevdev-dev" package
This guide let you learn how to install libevdev-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
libevdev-dev
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2. Uninstall "libevdev-dev" package
Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libevdev-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):
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sudo apt remove
libevdev-dev
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sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
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3. Information about the libevdev-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Package: libevdev-dev
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 1119
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Source: libevdev
Version: 1.4.6+dfsg-1
Depends: libevdev2 (= 1.4.6+dfsg-1), libjs-jquery
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev-dev_1.4.6+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 105378
MD5sum: febab6fb945b2c000bd80545500995e4
SHA1: 35c5294091ef7af2e9f2a2c8034d1c37010ddad7
SHA256: 719dcdfc88ab1fc52a2f5bf8d9eca3efc021849f71d63d0d88fbede212f52d0e
Description-en: wrapper library for evdev devices - development files
libevdev is a wrapper library for evdev devices. It provides
functions covering the common tasks when dealing with evdev devices,
thus avoiding erroneous ioctls and other errors.
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This package contains the files required to build software using
libevdev.
Description-md5: 63278ffe5abb78fff6dcd8755619b04b
Built-Using: doxygen (= 1.8.9.1-6)
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 1119
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Source: libevdev
Version: 1.4.6+dfsg-1
Depends: libevdev2 (= 1.4.6+dfsg-1), libjs-jquery
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev-dev_1.4.6+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 105378
MD5sum: febab6fb945b2c000bd80545500995e4
SHA1: 35c5294091ef7af2e9f2a2c8034d1c37010ddad7
SHA256: 719dcdfc88ab1fc52a2f5bf8d9eca3efc021849f71d63d0d88fbede212f52d0e
Description-en: wrapper library for evdev devices - development files
libevdev is a wrapper library for evdev devices. It provides
functions covering the common tasks when dealing with evdev devices,
thus avoiding erroneous ioctls and other errors.
.
This package contains the files required to build software using
libevdev.
Description-md5: 63278ffe5abb78fff6dcd8755619b04b
Built-Using: doxygen (= 1.8.9.1-6)
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m