How To Install xserver-xorg-input-void on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-void
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xserver-xorg-input-void
xserver-xorg-input-void is:
This package provides the void input driver, which never actually registers any input events – it is, as such, a ‘fake’ driver.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-void driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-input-void
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-void 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-void
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-input-void
Install xserver-xorg-input-void Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-void
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-input-void
Install xserver-xorg-input-void 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-void
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-input-void
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-void on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-input-void
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-void
Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-void And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-input-void
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-input-void
Remove xserver-xorg-input-void Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-input-void
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-input-void
Remove xserver-xorg-input-void configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-input-void
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-input-void
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-void
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.