How to Install and Uninstall libxext6 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 25,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libxext6 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 "libxext6" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libxext6 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 "libxext6" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libxext6 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxext6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxext6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libxext6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.3.4-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: standard
Section: libs
Source: libxext
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 110
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.6.0)
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxext/libxext6_1.3.4-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 31808
MD5sum: d8be85f211d3508166f9a2b7ab3b0e05
SHA1: 4e96305377f41139ad2d6dd309c141d6b14aabb1
SHA256: 875ec849749511dff61c8cc5a775f6f93427b9c3f392fdcec6925f14428e89cd
SHA512: 0cb647cc42c1b7118bf46be7f9b807f2580102c0517fc56bee54b79ba15d0661c9d3c132db86bc7bf5cb65036cd3422583f2dcd6f80a72045fd3ab12aceeae23
Description: X11 miscellaneous extension library
Description-md5: 5c72cf7a13b0990666898813406a2a89
Task: standard