How to Install libinput-dev software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install libinput-dev software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

libinput-dev software package provides input device management and event handling library - development files, 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 libinput-dev 

libinput-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libinput-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libinput-dev *

You will get with libinput-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libinput-dev package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Library development
Package libinput-dev
Version 0.6.0+dfsg-2
Description input device management and event handling library - development files
Sub Section Libdevel


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