How to Install and Uninstall libxext-dev Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "libxext-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libxext-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall libxext-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libxext-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.3.4-1build1
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: 311
Depends: libxext6 (= 2:1.3.4-1build1), x11proto-dev, libx11-dev
Suggests: libxext-doc
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxext/libxext-dev_1.3.4-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 84696
MD5sum: 36a125f2197752c50511eb102015d92d
SHA1: 50fda7c4953327a9b3365f8d8ecc559e3ced9bee
SHA256: 3ecc871072ee30cdf166409b8e264c631b917f93bc340d54c0a47dec9cca2147
SHA512: 1f050b0fa4cf1e3e15db8850f8190adfa7984493a7395d00c91054a91bea1e5aaaca23b691f5ef8c40223c18adaa00013e72f2ecaa26a2cbe346b4aa342f3793
Description: X11 miscellaneous extensions library (development headers)
Description-md5: 9d497aabe7a8734879a278b8413e69c6
Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-unity-desktop