How to Install and Uninstall libxext-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "libxext-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libxext-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxext-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxext-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libxext-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxext-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxext-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libxext-dev
Source: libxext (2:1.3.3-1)
Version: 2:1.3.3-1+b2
Installed-Size: 329
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libxext6 (= 2:1.3.3-1+b2), x11proto-core-dev, x11proto-xext-dev (>= 7.0.99.2), libx11-dev
Suggests: libxext-doc
Description: X11 miscellaneous extensions library (development headers)
Description-md5: 9d497aabe7a8734879a278b8413e69c6
Multi-Arch: same
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxext/libxext-dev_1.3.3-1+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 106542
MD5sum: 16329829fc2de1ff21bb835b8fdcba67
SHA256: 86ffd581902086ab0bf4381b28d8fbe66fc378de2db02a96a25705eeabee0c7b