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

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev-hwe-16.04" package

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


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

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

Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev-hwe-16.04
Architecture: all
Version: 1.9.0-1ubuntu1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-16.04
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 39
Provides: xorg-renamed-package, xorg-renamed-package-hwe-16.04, xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev
Depends: x11proto-core-dev
Conflicts: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev
Replaces: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-16.04/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev-hwe-16.04_1.9.0-1ubuntu1~16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 6934
MD5sum: 5fd8fa59b4ca9eacb7e3a7bf21f7684f
SHA1: 19ea4d06dd8b94f2bd1b715698d92badd35a143a
SHA256: 1b3bf6c061934f677f11a216889cfae5a68986c98a3ed5d1787050a14208cc20
SHA512: 707de56a457c1a6bf602589349e8dd275bc28d90a44cfe81b39764f75fb2a9fe9dcd992546c66cd201ebe54659b7418ea983ce6886b5bdc352648804f9f5ff33
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
Supported: 5y