How to Install and Uninstall libevdev2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "libevdev2" package

Learn how to install libevdev2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libevdev2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libevdev2" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libevdev2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libevdev2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libevdev2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libevdev2
Priority: extra
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 119
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Source: libevdev
Version: 1.4.6+dfsg-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/libe/libevdev/libevdev2_1.4.6+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 27998
MD5sum: 0c0b74ada9b9d77c48b8468ad69a47d4
SHA1: 34044cdd6df4af9663a4a2916ecc174ea29a1191
SHA256: 1baf4d0c6afe804c6d9c877b809201d5d76b08c6438a876ea98c44987a936344
Description-en: wrapper library for evdev devices
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 run software using
libevdev.
Description-md5: 67bec2e511a50d7ac6f7e4b05c2a96b6
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop