How to Install and Uninstall libpng16-16 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libpng16-16 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 "libpng16-16" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libpng16-16 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 "libpng16-16" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libpng16-16 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpng16-16
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpng16-16 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libpng16-16
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.37-3build5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: standard
Section: libs
Source: libpng1.6
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Maintainers of libpng1.6 packages
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 353
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.11)
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpng1.6/libpng16-16_1.6.37-3build5_amd64.deb
Size: 191126
MD5sum: 619d161bb7bb78248d301e0c02a8a280
SHA1: 014ca20f28583f4a4eff1bf682647ab78b9d168b
SHA256: 154bbc6b1bfbe4c2753ec15838896ecc16be62c4b42b31e35aa9551284791fc0
SHA512: 38f7ecdb69656be35690fa501178eee47da97f55afbbb828ed4b241c00849d0330494f5ceae728995c41a165ad680ffa086dd0c3d670bb78a30dd546e4d556ae
Homepage: http://libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
Description: PNG library - runtime (version 1.6)
Description-md5: d5a985e94f8651ba49089e3bee0eb18f
Task: standard