How to Install and Uninstall libxcomposite1 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libxcomposite1 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 "libxcomposite1" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libxcomposite1 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libxcomposite1" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libxcomposite1 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxcomposite1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libxcomposite1
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.4.5-1build2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libxcomposite
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 32
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1)
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxcomposite/libxcomposite1_0.4.5-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 7192
MD5sum: cd394c3875ddb573ec87f97cebac7260
SHA1: 79e21643dee3510b5f86f97b43e33b2a59008cd7
SHA256: 1e3d7e7b53149f6fff92e1fbf4203b61301ca4e251b2949a34bf788dd999621f
SHA512: 7e7cf78554af95110f4464fb8bd555f65fc7641cde6d3d6daf84e8ca8eb1be870e90c06a64b61bbd43796d66060c7cdbdecd5a94e6d0bba645bfb76621c50fcc
Description: X11 Composite extension library
Description-md5: 49720e84dd5a26f4429db537758dcedc
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi