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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libdirectfb-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libdirectfb-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libdirectfb-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libdirectfb-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 3589
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DirectFB Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: directfb
Version: 1.2.10.0-5.1
Depends: libdirectfb-1.2-9 (= 1.2.10.0-5.1), libdirectfb-extra, libfreetype6-dev, libjpeg-dev, libpng-dev, libx11-dev, libxext-dev, x11proto-core-dev, zlib1g-dev (>= 1:1.1.3), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4)
Filename: pool/universe/d/directfb/libdirectfb-dev_1.2.10.0-5.1_amd64.deb
Size: 691100
MD5sum: 978f605bf693c59b27c2394539664911
SHA1: 8d6ad45a035c0dbd082b4d6e6765c09390fad695
SHA256: f069c411c60c64ee85ee2b36ce4ff993a1e22d25115fab3af27350820656fe93
Description-en: direct frame buffer graphics library - development files
DirectFB is a graphics library which was designed with embedded systems
in mind. It offers maximum hardware accelerated performance at a minimum
of resource usage and overhead.
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This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs
which use DirectFB.
Description-md5: 8b640222d09c09d2e57034a9139adf8c
Homepage: http://www.directfb.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m