How to Install and Uninstall libcairo2-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libcairo2-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libcairo2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcairo2-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcairo2-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libcairo2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcairo2-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcairo2-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libcairo2-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 2662
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: cairo
Version: 1.14.6-1
Provides: libcairo-dev
Depends: libcairo2 (= 1.14.6-1), libcairo-gobject2 (= 1.14.6-1), libcairo-script-interpreter2 (= 1.14.6-1), libfontconfig1-dev (>= 2.2.95), libfreetype6-dev (>= 2.1.10), libx11-dev, libxrender-dev (>= 0.6), libxext-dev, libpng-dev, libsm-dev, libpixman-1-dev (>= 0.22.0), libxcb1-dev (>= 1.6), libxcb-render0-dev (>= 1.6), libxcb-shm0-dev, libglib2.0-dev
Suggests: libcairo2-doc
Filename: pool/main/c/cairo/libcairo2-dev_1.14.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 590168
MD5sum: 656c7aa545ad527c3b309153412065ee
SHA1: 75664673bc2b6308229eca041d95f2b6a5d67680
SHA256: d31bdf89e7cc95228c05dc8ccb99513def5ce9be756a4a510a7ed31b9da9998b
Description-en: Development files for the Cairo 2D graphics library
Cairo is a multi-platform library providing anti-aliased
vector-based rendering for multiple target backends.
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This package contains the development libraries, header files needed by
programs that want to compile with Cairo.
Description-md5: 07fe86d11452aa2efc887db335b46f58
Homepage: http://cairographics.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m