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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "libxext-dev" package

Learn how to install libxext-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 is a short guide on how to uninstall libxext-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libxext-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.3.3-1
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: 287
Depends: libxext6 (= 2:1.3.3-1), x11proto-core-dev, x11proto-xext-dev (>= 7.0.99.2), libx11-dev
Suggests: libxext-doc
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxext/libxext-dev_1.3.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 82090
MD5sum: d6a59c746e9ee089d301a1eb8a1202c6
SHA1: ec83c7ee32e1b7fcead94b43c618dfb746ca5d9d
SHA256: a2f35c6a3571aefa523641c726fc44ed2ed58373f8fc2f37b7d2d44934a55a64
Description: X11 miscellaneous extensions library (development headers)
Description-md5: 9d497aabe7a8734879a278b8413e69c6
Task: lubuntu-qt-desktop
Supported: 5y