How to Install and Uninstall vulkan-validationlayers Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the vulkan-validationlayers 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 "vulkan-validationlayers" package

Learn how to install vulkan-validationlayers on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "vulkan-validationlayers" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall vulkan-validationlayers on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the vulkan-validationlayers package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: vulkan-validationlayers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.204.1-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 32342
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Breaks: libvulkan1 (<< 1.1.82.0), vulkan-loader
Replaces: libvulkan1 (<< 1.1.82.0), vulkan-loader
Filename: pool/universe/v/vulkan-validationlayers/vulkan-validationlayers_1.3.204.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 4820670
MD5sum: 2fe6ff8ef779e4f0ab1d86ddb371cde6
SHA1: 8920fa2c3cb30a636be4e5a39dc75b084d634e0c
SHA256: b601832805947ad3153762d7cccd07ed8e3e61b3dfa8ab53b6a60e55f928980e
SHA512: 6175a675efda9848dd04252506177ce4a946bcf0c036816cd2af045ded6dcd84628591f2c9197d02aa332a4a0a54f9215b2187f06a606503c3a010340b0db3a6
Homepage: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers
Description: Vulkan validation layers
Description-md5: 6e6350dd28222834789e98371c98e950