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

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

Please follow the guidelines below to install libopenvr-dev 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 "libopenvr-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libopenvr-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: libopenvr-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.12.5~ds1-1build2
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/libdevel
Source: openvr
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrew Lee (李健秋)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 603
Depends: libopenvr-api1 (= 1.12.5~ds1-1build2)
Breaks: libopenvr-api-dev (<< 1.8.19~ds1-2)
Replaces: libopenvr-api-dev (<< 1.8.19~ds1-2)
Filename: pool/multiverse/o/openvr/libopenvr-dev_1.12.5~ds1-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 86842
MD5sum: a8bf3c744df3248247e046c9b420bbba
SHA1: 494968f5c7470a227356f1ef97f9d7010318f44d
SHA256: 89ce11f53a4518fe5df33662615614fd340e3fec006a336cdafc3d1e591c1bc6
SHA512: f09dba95b7385d4867997971852157d45e4f55e68ba4f431c6676ad4420a5fcdd855ec643cfa7ee1b14c47f03563695b4e5fba693172d3442cc57c7f2908fcd4
Homepage: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr
Description: OpenVR SDK -- development files
Description-md5: 43d69fe8a6bab1bd3ebd382932b93130