How to Install and Uninstall libbcm2835-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libbcm2835-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libbcm2835-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libbcm2835-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libbcm2835-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libbcm2835-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libbcm2835-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libbcm2835-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.71+ds-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: bcm2835
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 209
Filename: pool/universe/b/bcm2835/libbcm2835-dev_1.71+ds-1_amd64.deb
Size: 58948
MD5sum: ddab7e099a9106d3efb400d0186ff2e7
SHA1: 6955bd49d5ff30edcdaabd5893a6a9b3ee0a1b62
SHA256: 13410380b75871e9c1976b2230ca1c14d70602381adb9fb39503f5dfab39abbb
SHA512: d71652ae85111a9e8e5698bc5500b3048660eddd9d0fe4cd73ef9b8bc51fefef8fdfd12d3ef28620e2b2775a1fe970277705ef002c085f50a34c5d15f70e370b
Homepage: http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835/
Description: access to GPIO and other IO functions on the Broadcom BCM 2835 chip
Description-md5: c06d01f4e2799670abf5b21b604289e1