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

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libgmsh-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 "libgmsh-dev" package

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


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libgmsh-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 libgmsh-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libgmsh-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.8.4+ds2-2build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: gmsh
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 368
Depends: libgmsh4.8 (= 4.8.4+ds2-2build1)
Recommends: gmsh
Filename: pool/universe/g/gmsh/libgmsh-dev_4.8.4+ds2-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 39474
MD5sum: 7bdbcd1dda7454caa426ab274fb601c1
SHA1: b52ae336e0d76ff50bae2fcfe8a795b8f03f7124
SHA256: afc8ac285c156e5382946b3aeb668e3092f1c63a3c67707dce93c7713106b63e
SHA512: 0b31fbcc2978922872c493acbad5b1d283340f61d4573863b86d47cd73e2b3ae80d69cd970cc63bcd5a48109cec6b5c7e05ce3d5de2559f81f61fe5d574d00d3
Homepage: https://gmsh.info
Description: Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator development files
Description-md5: 14114da3fa0b899eded25d95ae9b1ea9