How to Install and Uninstall xorg-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "xorg-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install xorg-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xorg-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xorg-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xorg-dev package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xorg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1:7.7+19ubuntu15
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Source: xorg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 50
Depends: libdmx-dev, libfontenc-dev, libfs-dev, libice-dev, libsm-dev, libx11-dev, libxau-dev, libxaw7-dev, libxcomposite-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxdamage-dev, libxdmcp-dev, libxext-dev, libxfixes-dev, libxfont-dev, libxft-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbfile-dev, libxmu-dev, libxmuu-dev, libxpm-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxrender-dev, libxres-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxtst-dev, libxv-dev, libxvmc-dev, libxxf86dga-dev, libxxf86vm-dev, x11proto-dev, xserver-xorg-dev, xtrans-dev
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg-dev_7.7+19ubuntu15_all.deb
Size: 4176
MD5sum: 27a0985db1b36f233ea429e04f91df8c
SHA1: 48de61f90a537a5867b0482c42de212e504f78fa
SHA256: 32a2462543bcb654fa0bc703f1c612ad1847c5bcf210974dc9d9bca3faf976f3
SHA512: eca88e004a3907671cebcb831b3ad518713f68c2877acdd000e05ff50dc308e96e3c70168c6812d66d4546898ebf80077e8062eacfe5a32655d2c34d2767f4a0
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Description-en: X.Org X Window System development libraries
This metapackage provides the development libraries for the X.Org X Window
System.
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X Window System design documentation, manual pages, library reference
works, static versions of the shared libraries, and C header files are
supplied by the packages depended on by this metapackage.
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Note that this is a convenience package for users and is not a package for
Debian developers to have their package depend on.
Description-md5: 00a974084948001400546a402cbefdb1