How To Install mtdev-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtdev-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mtdev-tools
mtdev-tools is:
libmtdev is a library for translating evdev multitouch events using the legacy protocol to the new multitouch slots protocol. This is necessary for kernel drivers that have not been updated to use the newer protocol.
This package provides some test tools for the libmtdev library.
- mtdev-test: prints the information coming from the kernel
There are three methods to install mtdev-tools on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mtdev-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mtdev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mtdev-tools
Install mtdev-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mtdev-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mtdev-tools
Install mtdev-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mtdev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mtdev-tools
How To Uninstall mtdev-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mtdev-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mtdev-tools
Uninstall mtdev-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mtdev-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mtdev-tools
Remove mtdev-tools Configurations and Data
To remove mtdev-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mtdev-tools
Remove mtdev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mtdev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mtdev-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtdev-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
