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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libgbm-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libgbm-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libgbm-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libgbm-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: mesa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: libgbm1 (= 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1)
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libgbm-dev_18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 7056
MD5sum: f3e954e9308d144624018a7f4c1aaf5e
SHA1: 5f8d2da19e0056eb7d9ae914683c9726ca8a3646
SHA256: be5e1247fe39a33fadf828747ed89b307131bb0cfe65d731233523ffa6aa1db3
SHA512: 7df373e27ef3ae90e59d6c4fbc270acfa47ed8f369fbbb6ebed1d43f409b033258d69b88f0ea3fdf4a7cd6e448b0ca2f8365ca5c89ff3defe633383e5d3db36a
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description-en: generic buffer management API -- development files
This package contains the GBM buffer management library. It provides a
mechanism for allocating buffers for graphics rendering tied to Mesa.
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GBM is intended to be used as a native platform for EGL on drm or openwfd.
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This package provides the development environment for compiling programs
against the GBM library.
Description-md5: 97d3ae24c3bec4dfba8e29c665cda9e5
Supported: 5y

Package: libgbm-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 77
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: mesa
Version: 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
Depends: libgbm1 (= 11.2.0-1ubuntu2), libudev-dev
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libgbm-dev_11.2.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 6448
MD5sum: fb67f7696fc6dfaed4b4ad4f57ef0843
SHA1: a5f4469e4d7176f569fc6dea44df5c564dc09370
SHA256: a1a02691d5b0941b419749e0e1fe1d7f59cfe375a07f5ac53ad18158e6570a46
Description-en: generic buffer management API -- development files
This package contains the GBM buffer management library. It provides a
mechanism for allocating buffers for graphics rendering tied to Mesa.
.
GBM is intended to be used as a native platform for EGL on drm or openwfd.
.
This package provides the development environment for compiling programs
against the GBM library.
Description-md5: 97d3ae24c3bec4dfba8e29c665cda9e5
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://mesa3d.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m