How to Install and Uninstall libglfw3-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libglfw3-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libglfw3-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libglfw3-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libglfw3-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libglfw3-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libglfw3-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libglfw3-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libglfw3-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 157
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: glfw3
Version: 3.1.2-3
Depends: libglfw3 (= 3.1.2-3), libgl1-mesa-dev | libgl-dev, libglu1-mesa-dev | libglu-dev, libx11-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxxf86vm-dev
Conflicts: libglfw-dev
Filename: pool/universe/g/glfw3/libglfw3-dev_3.1.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 26336
MD5sum: 512782ce850dc1865c44c7994f76884e
SHA1: bacc573b306711657e5021fa26898c15444fdef2
SHA256: b6f2474d33bd03d4459c2b2f461b48ffaa58795031a61584abab3a923a5c05f1
Description-en: portable library for OpenGL, window and input (development files)
GLFW is an Open Source, multi-platform library for creating
windows with OpenGL contexts and managing input and events.
It is easy to integrate into existing applications and does
not lay claim to the main loop.
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This package provides development files.
Description-md5: d32f1f76941ab1185f332cadd1f7fa2b
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.glfw.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu