How To Install xorg-x11-drv-evdev on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-evdev in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-drv-evdev is Xorg X11 evdev input driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-evdev on Fedora 36.

What is `xorg-x11-drv-evdev`

X.Org X11 evdev input driver.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-evdev on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-evdev.

Install xorg-x11-drv-evdev on Fedora 36 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-evdev using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-evdev

Install xorg-x11-drv-evdev on Fedora 36 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-evdev using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-evdev

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-evdev on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-evdev package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-evdev

xorg-x11-drv-evdev Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/c2d8985ff5144e1a9084e499b881434c24eb58
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-evdev
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-evdev/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man4/evdev.4.gz

References

xorg-x11-drv-evdev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-evdev on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).