How to Install and Uninstall libsdl2-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "libsdl2-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libsdl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "libsdl2-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libsdl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libsdl2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libsdl2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.18.04.4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libsdl2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian SDL packages maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4220
Depends: libasound2-dev, libdbus-1-dev, libegl1-mesa-dev, libgl1-mesa-dev, libgles2-mesa-dev, libglu1-mesa-dev, libibus-1.0-dev, libmirclient-dev, libpulse-dev, libsdl2-2.0-0 (= 2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.18.04.4), libsndio-dev, libudev-dev, libwayland-dev, libx11-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxext-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbcommon-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxv-dev, libxxf86vm-dev
Conflicts: libsdl-1.3-dev
Replaces: libsdl-1.3-dev
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libsdl2/libsdl2-dev_2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.18.04.4_amd64.deb
Size: 683444
MD5sum: 52475d804f6227948dec170738f83271
SHA1: 5a9d74447d00ffd00cb3ec5ab7ac10f079d8e321
SHA256: 362a7e6802e2efc6a2bf26926110ee1e87fb5ba49bd6aaaead948a2629277d1c
SHA512: a61d73aa4ea2ca6c82f4239ac9313f327a44ada3129b1c3ee33c8390b9e4bbdf10115ef1f1ebb7e987f5a4617a8cb43132e614de611aae91496b9f3af11045c7
Homepage: https://www.libsdl.org/
Description: Simple DirectMedia Layer development files
Description-md5: 9a82f59c5790721baad7ffc5f181d3d6
Supported: 3y

Package: libsdl2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libsdl2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian SDL packages maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4197
Depends: libasound2-dev, libdbus-1-dev, libegl1-mesa-dev, libgl1-mesa-dev, libgles2-mesa-dev, libglu1-mesa-dev, libibus-1.0-dev, libmirclient-dev, libpulse-dev, libsdl2-2.0-0 (= 2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1), libsndio-dev, libudev-dev, libwayland-dev, libx11-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxext-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbcommon-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxv-dev, libxxf86vm-dev
Conflicts: libsdl-1.3-dev
Replaces: libsdl-1.3-dev
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libsdl2/libsdl2-dev_2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 680700
MD5sum: d74c912ebb33676cd334a4e792ace15a
SHA1: fd525d18da057b498b576998583a13b5145289b1
SHA256: fff3652623244850727262bf25e89e1b470ae0560cd1efbd7d3187a3d547aac9
Homepage: https://www.libsdl.org/
Description: Simple DirectMedia Layer development files
Description-md5: 9a82f59c5790721baad7ffc5f181d3d6
Supported: 3y