How To Install libinput-bin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput-bin on Debian 9.
What is libinput-bin
libinput-bin is:
libinput is a library that handles input devices for display servers and other applications that need to directly deal with input devices.
It provides device detection, device handling, input device event processing and abstraction so minimize the amount of custom input code the user of libinput need to provide the common set of functionality that users expect.
This package includes the udev quirks database and helpers.
There are three methods to install libinput-bin on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libinput-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libinput-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinput-bin
Install libinput-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libinput-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinput-bin
Install libinput-bin 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libinput-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinput-bin
How To Uninstall libinput-bin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libinput-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinput-bin
Uninstall libinput-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinput-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinput-bin
Remove libinput-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libinput-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinput-bin
Remove libinput-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinput-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinput-bin
Dependencies
libinput-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.