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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libpng++-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libpng++-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpng++-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpng++-dev" package

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


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

Package: libpng++-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 2820
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonas Smedegaard
Architecture: all
Source: png++
Version: 0.2.5-1
Depends: libpng-dev
Filename: pool/universe/p/png++/libpng++-dev_0.2.5-1_all.deb
Size: 270146
MD5sum: 03c3506f3815ff5188f6ccc2c7bd49b0
SHA1: bf28b722f9ddc36b6b919964139657e12c6744a9
SHA256: 63cedbab9a0dbb1d82bb3600cb3bedffb0e5ada2b57f29182d8fa585b30ec332
Description-en: C++ interface to the PNG (Portable Network Graphics) library
PNG++ aims to provide simple yet powerful C++ interface to libpng, the
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) reference implementation library.
Description-md5: be5eacebcfd50b9ca1074bd64a47575b
Homepage: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/pngpp/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu