How to Install and Uninstall libxext-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "libxext-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libxext-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libxext-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libxext-dev
Source: libxext
Version: 2:1.3.3-1.1
Installed-Size: 332
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libxext6 (= 2:1.3.3-1.1), 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_1.3.3-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 106948
MD5sum: ad205fc6d61187af15aa10ec0340345f
SHA256: 0aa17565287ca8a37914e043789ee33c6e1f987acf346dac7175165009c5db7c