How to Install and Uninstall libglfw3 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libglfw3 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 "libglfw3" package

This tutorial shows how to install libglfw3 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libglfw3" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libglfw3 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                libglfw3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libglfw3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libglfw3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.3.6-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: glfw3
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 305
Depends: libgl1, libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901)
Suggests: libegl1, libgles1, libgles2, libosmesa6, libvulkan1
Filename: pool/universe/g/glfw3/libglfw3_3.3.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 83218
MD5sum: fd1ca53f917d5f2ca1e1b20b0b5c87ab
SHA1: 9af50bd76a94f43feedfe5726f81f1f1581f4cc1
SHA256: a7fe08d4ded1c376e8b008fdeef220b8a0335258a05c542982424cdb43b61af3
SHA512: 033498558ddbd93342faa7afe8d2f01734e01639cf00e6050bb2ffed2a89274d8e26a70dbfcc293ad6f8ef2076aae5c4fa7c89ffd5263a20b38563a77c91a8eb
Homepage: https://www.glfw.org/
Description: portable library for OpenGL, window and input (x11 libraries)
Description-md5: 45941c862180ae31af874737f162afe4