How to Install and Uninstall libdrm-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libdrm-common" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libdrm-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libdrm-common
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "libdrm-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libdrm-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libdrm-common
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the libdrm-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libdrm-common
Architecture: all
Version: 2.4.91-2~16.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libdrm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 40
Filename: pool/main/libd/libdrm/libdrm-common_2.4.91-2~16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 4764
MD5sum: adfb761503e40bf5a71cf3632a51f6dd
SHA1: 2ca290325990668b48ba87c8d3cb818969780ea5
SHA256: 398714bd25b09da68640b25891ec7e3bfc63ebe7d85fe15a67f584a1912e4c95
SHA512: 432f7ee1d42f827727e23f0bda2550d7b42bbebc3e56e4872a6037fa2b067f09c1312fde38afd10bb418d001a2e690b1cd21878b603966aa5648afa6b135f003
Homepage: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/drm/
Description-en: Userspace interface to kernel DRM services -- common files
This library implements the userspace interface to the kernel DRM
services. DRM stands for "Direct Rendering Manager", which is the
kernelspace portion of the "Direct Rendering Infrastructure" (DRI).
The DRI is currently used on Linux to provide hardware-accelerated
OpenGL drivers.
.
This package provides common files for libdrm.
Description-md5: bb391482bb8583a32695bb00597b7f36
Supported: 5y