How To Install xorg-x11-drv-libinput on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-libinput on Rocky Linux 8.
What is xorg-x11-drv-libinput
A generic input driver for the X.Org X11 X server based on libinput, supporting all devices.
We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-libinput on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-libinput.
Install xorg-x11-drv-libinput on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-libinput using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-libinput
Install xorg-x11-drv-libinput on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-libinput using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-libinput
How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-libinput on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-libinput package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-libinput
xorg-x11-drv-libinput Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd/ef566099d8af61052a31552101e568b8abd83e
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/libinput_drv.so
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/71-libinput-overrides-wacom.conf
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-libinput
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-libinput/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man4/libinput.4.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-libinput on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
