How to Install and Uninstall libmtdev-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "libmtdev-dev" package

Learn how to install libmtdev-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libmtdev-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libmtdev-dev" package

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


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

Package: libmtdev-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 66
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
Architecture: amd64
Source: mtdev
Version: 1.1.5-1ubuntu2
Depends: libmtdev1 (= 1.1.5-1ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/m/mtdev/libmtdev-dev_1.1.5-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 5170
MD5sum: d5813ac6fe00d232c2e217e02144ac8e
SHA1: 049c9ac7182137b5d75eaf4ff2166192d9408a31
SHA256: 3c7c4a03da43c8cc9fd8ee5d9a75328a114e21ae4e8912185f0ba873c843b977
Description-en: Multitouch Protocol Translation Library - dev files
libmtdev is a library for translating evdev multitouch events using the legacy
protocol to the new multitouch slots protocol. This is necessary for kernel
drivers that have not been updated to use the newer protocol.
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This package contains files that are needed to build applications.
Description-md5: c8725f087f1cafd8c9d016b4463a8273
Homepage: http://bitmath.org/code/mtdev/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m