How to Install and Uninstall libgpm2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "libgpm2" package

This guide let you learn how to install libgpm2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgpm2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgpm2" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libgpm2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgpm2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgpm2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libgpm2
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 83
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Samuelson
Architecture: amd64
Source: gpm
Version: 1.20.4-6.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Suggests: gpm
Filename: pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm2_1.20.4-6.1_amd64.deb
Size: 16530
MD5sum: 373392b7277ea8d2c012ae5a3bb69403
SHA1: 2afbbc39552e10c8d52fab55127f013bc7472d1c
SHA256: 22fb03ea7ae2ddc0f32cf7fa514b0608a78234b72844068c7eb26bea9fdcc5e6
Description-en: General Purpose Mouse - shared library
This package provides a library that handles mouse requests
and delivers them to applications. See the description for the 'gpm'
package for more information.
Description-md5: e77c023597910bf799fb8eb6602823ce
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop