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

Last updated: May 09,2024

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libvulkan-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "libvulkan-dev" package

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


    
        
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3. Information about the libvulkan-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libvulkan-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.204.1-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: vulkan-loader
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16266
Depends: libvulkan1 (= 1.3.204.1-2), python3:any
Breaks: vulkan-headers, vulkan-sdk-headers
Replaces: vulkan-headers, vulkan-sdk-headers
Filename: pool/main/v/vulkan-loader/libvulkan-dev_1.3.204.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 891678
MD5sum: 2604fedfa2bd3449179465ca8aa4aa7e
SHA1: cdbd4448426d6f8258bfa0ee37080c75ec941433
SHA256: a3c05680e2c95e82cc4309d46f44f35a71b3186133bc0962c723b28ab36ffd4f
SHA512: 8190a6bb413f5b9bb93beb7f7fed7f04885f87aa02a911cf0ccf38d0d1427126e1b534816f77312fdf0f410cd2da836158db2b10c003a8fbb918243c2f98dfc8
Homepage: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Loader
Description: Vulkan loader library -- development files
Description-md5: 037cce5ca6a3bf8610b524ff26253723