How to Install libgpm2 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install libgpm2 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

libgpm2 software package provides General Purpose Mouse - shared library, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libgpm2 

libgpm2 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libgpm2 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libgpm2 *

You will get with libgpm2 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libgpm2 package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Libraries
Package libgpm2
Version 1.20.4-6.1+b2
Description General Purpose Mouse - shared library
Sub Section libs


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libgpm2 software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?