How to Install and Uninstall libpng-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libpng-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libpng-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libpng-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpng-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpng-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libpng-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.37-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libpng1.6
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Maintainers of libpng1.6 packages
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 701
Depends: libpng16-16 (= 1.6.37-2), zlib1g-dev
Recommends: libpng-tools
Conflicts: libpng12-0-dev, libpng12-dev, libpng2-dev, libpng3-dev
Breaks: libpng16-dev (<< 1.6.20-3), libpng16-devtools (<< 1.6.21-1)
Replaces: libpng16-dev (<< 1.6.20-3), libpng16-devtools (<< 1.6.21-1)
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpng1.6/libpng-dev_1.6.37-2_amd64.deb
Size: 175348
MD5sum: 04602092302541e48cc756cd79dc9f73
SHA1: b1de64631e0dc909d6f2b96357819bf05b4894bc
SHA256: 1574351d98fc73de15cb36b7f994b7f1b5059a5baf5b3d43710d83c5b70aaa5b
Homepage: http://libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
Description: PNG library - development (version 1.6)
Description-md5: 45b416ab6d5ce75a17d9b8dc7d29bbf2