How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: March 03,2025

1. Install "xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04" package

This is a short guide on how to install xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04 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 xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.10.5-1ubuntu1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100
Provides: xorg-driver-input, xorg-renamed-package, xorg-renamed-package-hwe-16.04, xserver-xorg-input-evdev
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libevdev2 (>= 0.9.1), libmtdev1 (>= 1.1.0), libudev1 (>= 183), xorg-input-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Conflicts: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
Breaks: xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (<< 2:1.18.0-1)
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (<< 2:1.18.0-1), xserver-xorg-input-evdev
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04/xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04_2.10.5-1ubuntu1~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 31630
MD5sum: 2f86ffe004878404297d849480293632
SHA1: acdb2f6f708a4acfecdfa0c07caa851434a29b75
SHA256: e6caf1b9ab4e11c09f844d2fa8ab2309add121c2970ddf9fbf68f0d57171844c
SHA512: c6c651e128b4ee452b6c43370c7b25e53904f19bbf540eb447f779cf78bf093439ab16260fb4831c9d1a82c33df5dec1ae190756481fdd3f3accdb5556e252a9
Homepage: https://www.x.org
Description-en: X.Org X server -- evdev input driver
This package provides the driver for input devices using evdev, the Linux
kernel's event delivery mechanism. This driver allows for multiple keyboards
and mice to be treated as separate input devices.
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This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-evdev driver module.
Description-md5: 31de8b9a43f10be01a9c9a8d0805f00a
Supported: 5y