How to Install and Uninstall mtdev-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "mtdev-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mtdev-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mtdev-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mtdev-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mtdev-tools
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 58
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
Architecture: amd64
Source: mtdev
Version: 1.1.5-1ubuntu2
Depends: libmtdev1 (= 1.1.5-1ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mtdev/mtdev-tools_1.1.5-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 5170
MD5sum: b1fa64e522cd50e0b28b70697d3b9fc0
SHA1: db705fad61ce74d783013ed7ad6bf399c3fd2abc
SHA256: c7b8d9501a0599a5673107ba32026f01dd042299eea786d1bf5798826abd66cf
Description-en: Multitouch Protocol Translation Library - test tools
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 provides some test tools for the libmtdev library.
+ mtdev-test: prints the information coming from the kernel
Description-md5: 82791baa4c09c5e1f5542eebc7f37deb
Homepage: http://bitmath.org/code/mtdev/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu