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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 39
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Source: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Version: 1.8.2-1ubuntu3
Depends: x11proto-core-dev
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev_1.8.2-1ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 6960
MD5sum: f2a676f6501cba0c3c99ebb6369f3881
SHA1: 7dce8f20da3ed2201e342f3da1daba9a71a3cd03
SHA256: b010b423b018dc9546324417307f29f66f9d73044456d3403e30b35f39b7c801
Description-en: Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org server (development headers)
This package contains the development headers for the Synaptics input
driver found in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics. Non-developers likely have
little use for this package.
Description-md5: 95eb93bc0953189d6cf98a189b43a0ca
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m