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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libglfw-dev" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libglfw-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libglfw-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 271
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: glfw
Version: 2.7.9-1
Depends: libglfw2 (= 2.7.9-1), libglu1-mesa-dev | libglu-dev, mesa-common-dev
Filename: pool/universe/g/glfw/libglfw-dev_2.7.9-1_amd64.deb
Size: 51412
MD5sum: d83ba3b6d574b4e0357a8d65b7bb4538
SHA1: 7d828f1b71029a463c6aa6884dac4037cb88e08e
SHA256: 5af9ec5220ef98a2da7205c6788d1491579b0d02a73ecac390d88904263cbc1a
Description-en: portable library for OpenGL, window and input (development files)
GLFW is a free, Open Source, framework for OpenGL application
development. In short, it is a single library providing a powerful, portable
API for otherwise operating system specific tasks such as opening an OpenGL
window, and reading keyboard, time, mouse and joystick input.
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It also provides functions accessing OpenGL extensions, creating and
synchronizing threads and reading textures from files.
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This package provides the header files and static libraries.
Description-md5: 00eca5723be4d096e108e3c3770c5370
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.glfw.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu