How to Install and Uninstall libxrandr2 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libxrandr2 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 "libxrandr2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libxrandr2 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libxrandr2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libxrandr2 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the libxrandr2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libxrandr2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.5.2-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libxrandr
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.6.0), libxext6, libxrender1
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxrandr/libxrandr2_1.5.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 20394
MD5sum: 0db8d06c4e08e944f28b992aca723675
SHA1: b52607a653de2799213a3df442ab6ecdf49b32c2
SHA256: 5fbce1f1ec150c715fd83eeef5626363580218db09cedc8ac888b172476b0c82
SHA512: 34efdb166ba7b2915e1f83c3c816a819351c1704308284c413dc21932b5a9db3836ec2bb5ed5c93ddcf6d3fa3c06f6099ed4533ac4de227434ae90e717e6ae0a
Description: X11 RandR extension library
Description-md5: 65a82a92b149df67dc48acf752dff9a2
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