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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse" package

Learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 65
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:13.1.0-1ubuntu2
Provides: xorg-driver-input
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libudev1 (>= 183), xorg-input-abi-22, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902), udev
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse/xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse_13.1.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 14116
MD5sum: 37b01dbe3e86a01909092cc8ac717765
SHA1: 3727f8c1f6fdcb7a37d0c77080e65510e26c6e26
SHA256: 141029fa0bb76875b3ab2c246d02b28144e0e73664f8cd3cd0cb1f87726f3fc7
Description-en: X.Org X server -- VMMouse input driver to use with VMWare
This package provides the driver for the X11 vmmouse input device.
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The VMMouse driver enables support for the special VMMouse protocol
that is provided by VMware virtual machines to give absolute pointer
positioning.
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The vmmouse driver is capable of falling back to the standard "mouse"
driver if a VMware virtual machine is not detected. This allows for
dual-booting of an operating system from a virtual machine to real hardware
without having to edit xorg.conf every time.
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More information about X.Org can be found at:

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This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-vmmouse driver module.
Description-md5: aabb1c4203e92983f6cfdcb6e9300e31
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop