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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libsixel-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libsixel-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: libsixel-dev
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 4419
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: NOKUBI Takatsugu
Architecture: amd64
Source: libsixel
Version: 1.5.2-2
Depends: libsixel1 (= 1.5.2-2)
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libsixel/libsixel-dev_1.5.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 3690210
MD5sum: 97e0e8c171d4809d652b80dcd6148d6b
SHA1: 4028a631713c9858f0356b77486a00e9aedeb5f9
SHA256: c53483355ce93d1655770107c1bf633b7ea80ece609dca8201740a4d7d4b3864
Description-en: DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (develop)
SIXEL is one of image formats for printer and terminal imaging
introduced by Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC). Its data scheme is
represented as a terminal-friendly escape sequence.
So if you want to view a SIXEL image file, all you have to do
is "cat" it to your terminal.
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The package is for development.
Description-md5: 278bce3f9091a46eaf8edbdd9335f422
Homepage: https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu