How to Install and Uninstall libbcm2835-dev Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libbcm2835-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libbcm2835-dev on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libbcm2835-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libbcm2835-dev on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libbcm2835-dev package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: libbcm2835-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.73+ds-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: bcm2835
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 210
Filename: pool/universe/b/bcm2835/libbcm2835-dev_1.73+ds-1_amd64.deb
Size: 58560
MD5sum: 47e8864a367102466502d02e857f23fb
SHA1: cf7f8b0c5ae371737c697e16a4f00be960ab60d4
SHA256: 892f6931d323187b43ad73150238e171888443545fb13b23de83a3e9edb13b54
SHA512: 36756ac6f044420da9141adc85a134e10a8a959fdfe420fc615f97af4ac232b5b84aabf6a1f284266cbc625b3c92b8bc1e1a52e9d21dbfb0eff8ae2ab1edec27
Homepage: http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835/
Description: access to GPIO and other IO functions on the Broadcom BCM 2835 chip
Description-md5: c06d01f4e2799670abf5b21b604289e1