How to Install and Uninstall libsdl2-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "libsdl2-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libsdl2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libsdl2-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libsdl2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                libsdl2-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libsdl2-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libsdl2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libsdl2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian SDL packages maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3804
Depends: libasound2-dev, libdbus-1-dev, libegl1-mesa-dev, libgl1-mesa-dev, libgles2-mesa-dev, libglu1-mesa-dev, libmirclient-dev, libpulse-dev, libsdl2-2.0-0 (= 2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.2), libsndio-dev, libudev-dev, libwayland-dev, libx11-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxext-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbcommon-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxv-dev, libxxf86vm-dev
Conflicts: libsdl-1.3-dev
Replaces: libsdl-1.3-dev
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libsdl2/libsdl2-dev_2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 615580
MD5sum: 101c8f7e433b2b88c3d79cbfbdc5817f
SHA1: c1d289f93678396587653bd16b7f1e74b5e95e12
SHA256: 2cbf5fdfc806e1d21f98e2d943ba9a0a98243f0ee413e822e50cd36f8c727acf
SHA512: ed7f9efbad2893e6828f06956daa12af9bba5dfbb5a0fc041c70bb72a5a48c983ca99010d42f2a177831e4a1d1267c68f7f237ab1da975a6006c5467d85c02c3
Homepage: http://www.libsdl.org/
Description-en: Simple DirectMedia Layer development files
SDL is a library that allows programs portable low level access to a video
framebuffer, audio output, mouse, and keyboard.
.
This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which
use SDL.
Description-md5: 9a82f59c5790721baad7ffc5f181d3d6
Supported: 5y

Package: libsdl2-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 3802
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian SDL packages maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: libsdl2
Version: 2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2
Replaces: libsdl-1.3-dev
Depends: libasound2-dev, libdbus-1-dev, libegl1-mesa-dev, libgl1-mesa-dev, libgles2-mesa-dev, libglu1-mesa-dev, libmirclient-dev, libpulse-dev, libsdl2-2.0-0 (= 2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2), libsndio-dev, libudev-dev, libwayland-dev, libx11-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxext-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbcommon-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxv-dev, libxxf86vm-dev
Conflicts: libsdl-1.3-dev
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libsdl2/libsdl2-dev_2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 613746
MD5sum: 470e753ffa16fec00c29215e0c94efc9
SHA1: db99050370630d36105131d60bad9daa95c530d8
SHA256: 461dc89140f2716f05e20cf35c2cf3f46b0ae6e32c5bed16136df08d28b2fde0
Description-en: Simple DirectMedia Layer development files
SDL is a library that allows programs portable low level access to a video
framebuffer, audio output, mouse, and keyboard.
.
This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which
use SDL.
Description-md5: 9a82f59c5790721baad7ffc5f181d3d6
Homepage: http://www.libsdl.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m