How To Install libmtdev1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmtdev1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmtdev1
libmtdev1 is:
libmtdev is a library for translating evdev multitouch events using the legacy protocol to the new multitouch slots protocol. This is necessary for kernel drivers that have not been updated to use the newer protocol.
There are three methods to install libmtdev1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmtdev1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmtdev1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmtdev1
Install libmtdev1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmtdev1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmtdev1
Install libmtdev1 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmtdev1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmtdev1
How To Uninstall libmtdev1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmtdev1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmtdev1
Uninstall libmtdev1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmtdev1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmtdev1
Remove libmtdev1 Configurations and Data
To remove libmtdev1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmtdev1
Remove libmtdev1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmtdev1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmtdev1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmtdev1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
