How to Install and Uninstall libxext-dev Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "libxext-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libxext-dev on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libxext-dev on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: libxext-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.3.4-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libxext
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 313
Depends: libxext6 (= 2:1.3.4-0ubuntu1), x11proto-core-dev, x11proto-xext-dev (>= 7.0.99.2), libx11-dev
Suggests: libxext-doc
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxext/libxext-dev_1.3.4-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 82216
MD5sum: e6e0885743b0728a64da43358b6da0fe
SHA1: 981d1bc4ef6ff5ac5763f26af84956a81c71bbef
SHA256: b39e2d033916a4e2c1e970465517e285c3e532d3e2f451b720e67ba09cbb2733
Description: X11 miscellaneous extensions library (development headers)
Description-md5: 9d497aabe7a8734879a278b8413e69c6