How To Install libinput on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput on Rocky Linux 8. libinput is Input device library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `libinput`

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.

We can use yum or dnf to install libinput on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libinput.

Install 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 libinput using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libinput

Install 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 libinput using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libinput

How To Uninstall libinput on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libinput package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libinput

libinput Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/libinput
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/12
/usr/lib/.build-id/12/2b6bffe79341a6a01d2025f34bb1224ecda68b
/usr/lib/.build-id/26
/usr/lib/.build-id/26/442edc8d14bceefdb16b00bf6f63d14c8b101e
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e/9395276b6bc182ffd756290722443a61dd025f
/usr/lib/.build-id/54
/usr/lib/.build-id/54/3a8f11d526f9b3420811b0b73106db6b22a0ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/88
/usr/lib/.build-id/88/be987cc848a32eb8a43acca772cd99860577c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/ccc620a7ebc64fa4d4408ca91d5952659ff727
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/6cc63ad8dac2aa3ea8bbab32c87c3917e0d0e7
/usr/lib/udev/libinput-device-group
/usr/lib/udev/libinput-fuzz-extract
/usr/lib/udev/libinput-fuzz-to-zero
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/80-libinput-device-groups.rules
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/90-libinput-fuzz-override.rules
/usr/lib64/libinput.so.10
/usr/lib64/libinput.so.10.13.0
/usr/libexec/libinput
/usr/libexec/libinput/libinput-debug-events
/usr/libexec/libinput/libinput-list-devices
/usr/share/doc/libinput
/usr/share/doc/libinput/COPYING
/usr/share/libinput/10-generic-keyboard.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/10-generic-lid.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/10-generic-trackball.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-aiptek.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-alps.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-contour.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-cypress.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-elantech.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-ibm.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-kensington.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-logitech.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-madcatz.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-microsoft.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-razer.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-synaptics.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-trust.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-vmware.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-wacom.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-acer.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-apple.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-asus.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-chicony.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-cyborg.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-dell.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-google.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-hp.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-lenovo.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-sony.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-system76.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-toshiba.quirks
/usr/share/man/man1/libinput-debug-events.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/libinput-list-devices.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/libinput.1.gz
/usr/share/zsh
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_libinput
/usr/bin/libinput
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/52
/usr/lib/.build-id/52/faeb2fff31d3e4ff7d24d6d47f891bcd5cb1f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/98
/usr/lib/.build-id/98/3726ef8496ab8bd3cbc5e535709279b2e80584
/usr/lib/.build-id/d5
/usr/lib/.build-id/d5/c5301a4ad7d582b9014346b211c6c9963dd68c
/usr/lib/.build-id/d7
/usr/lib/.build-id/d7/563ae39384c6067f0b43a7b0d5c813d55e7bbf
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/0715caeafb8f95fe675090b282b25aa45b28ad
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/6165dc720d7342575b8a6213435a72c66edd08
/usr/lib/.build-id/f8
/usr/lib/.build-id/f8/1042bba5b443e2eb66982851f4b0d1e0193509
/usr/lib/libinput.so.10
/usr/lib/libinput.so.10.13.0
/usr/lib/udev/libinput-device-group
/usr/lib/udev/libinput-fuzz-extract
/usr/lib/udev/libinput-fuzz-to-zero
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/80-libinput-device-groups.rules
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/90-libinput-fuzz-override.rules
/usr/libexec/libinput
/usr/libexec/libinput/libinput-debug-events
/usr/libexec/libinput/libinput-list-devices
/usr/share/doc/libinput
/usr/share/doc/libinput/COPYING
/usr/share/libinput/10-generic-keyboard.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/10-generic-lid.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/10-generic-trackball.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-aiptek.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-alps.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-contour.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-cypress.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-elantech.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-ibm.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-kensington.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-logitech.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-madcatz.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-microsoft.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-razer.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-synaptics.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-trust.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-vmware.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/30-vendor-wacom.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-acer.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-apple.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-asus.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-chicony.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-cyborg.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-dell.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-google.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-hp.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-lenovo.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-sony.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-system76.quirks
/usr/share/libinput/50-system-toshiba.quirks
/usr/share/man/man1/libinput-debug-events.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/libinput-list-devices.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/libinput.1.gz
/usr/share/zsh
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_libinput

References

libinput website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.