How To Install libinput10 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput10 on Debian 10.
What is libinput10
libinput10 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 to minimize the amount of custom input code the user of libinput needs to provide the common set of functionality that users expect.
This package includes the shared library.
There are three methods to install libinput10 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libinput10 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libinput10 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinput10
Install libinput10 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libinput10 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinput10
Install libinput10 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 libinput10 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinput10
How To Uninstall libinput10 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libinput10 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinput10
Uninstall libinput10 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinput10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinput10
Remove libinput10 Configurations and Data
To remove libinput10 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinput10
Remove libinput10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinput10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinput10
Dependencies
libinput10 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput10 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
