How To Install xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xserver-xorg-input-mouse
xserver-xorg-input-mouse is:
This package provides the driver for mouse input devices. It is mainly used on non-Linux operating systems such as BSD and Solaris. Most configurations on Linux will use evdev, the kernel’s event delivery mechanism, and do not need this package.
See the inputattach package if your mouse is not automatically detected by the Linux kernel, for example because it is a serial mouse.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-mouse driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-input-mouse 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 xserver-xorg-input-mouse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-mouse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Install xserver-xorg-input-mouse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-mouse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Install xserver-xorg-input-mouse 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 xserver-xorg-input-mouse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-input-mouse
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-input-mouse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-mouse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-input-mouse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-input-mouse
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-mouse package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
