How to Install and Uninstall olpc-kbdshim Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "olpc-kbdshim" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                olpc-kbdshim
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "olpc-kbdshim" package

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


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

Package: olpc-kbdshim
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 97
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andres Salomon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 27-1build1
Replaces: olpc-kbdshim-common, olpc-kbdshim-hal
Provides: olpc-kbdshim-common, olpc-kdbshim-hal
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libudev1 (>= 183), udev
Conflicts: olpc-kbdshim-common, olpc-kbdshim-hal
Filename: pool/universe/o/olpc-kbdshim/olpc-kbdshim_27-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 27900
MD5sum: 631268723f1c4b2f4aa23ecf206b6caf
SHA1: b96ce0120acd8d83ea7604cc1560f9621878348e
SHA256: c48cb780a930ddce8cf3244f8ce1a6954841794b374711927670f3c0f8c929f6
Description-en: OLPC XO keyboard support daemon
The olpc-kbdshim daemon is used to handle keyboard events on the somewhat
unique OLPC XO hardware. It does this by monitoring the keyboard and
touchpad, enabling the XO "grab" keys and touchpad rotation (to match
screen rotation), and reporting user (in)activity. It can also bind the XO
screen rotate, brightness, and volume keys to appropriate commands (which are
provided).
Description-md5: 9e201b7653bd989a0098116d30a0da75
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu