How to Install and Uninstall libbcm2835-dev Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libbcm2835-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libbcm2835-dev on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libbcm2835-dev" package

Learn how to uninstall libbcm2835-dev on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libbcm2835-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libbcm2835-dev package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: libbcm2835-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.71+ds-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: bcm2835
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 209
Filename: pool/universe/b/bcm2835/libbcm2835-dev_1.71+ds-1_amd64.deb
Size: 58948
MD5sum: ddab7e099a9106d3efb400d0186ff2e7
SHA1: 6955bd49d5ff30edcdaabd5893a6a9b3ee0a1b62
SHA256: 13410380b75871e9c1976b2230ca1c14d70602381adb9fb39503f5dfab39abbb
SHA512: d71652ae85111a9e8e5698bc5500b3048660eddd9d0fe4cd73ef9b8bc51fefef8fdfd12d3ef28620e2b2775a1fe970277705ef002c085f50a34c5d15f70e370b
Homepage: http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835/
Description: access to GPIO and other IO functions on the Broadcom BCM 2835 chip
Description-md5: c06d01f4e2799670abf5b21b604289e1