How to Install and Uninstall libx11-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libx11-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libx11-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libx11-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libx11-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libx11-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libx11-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libx11-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libx11-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libx11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2458
Depends: libx11-6 (= 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2), libxau-dev (>= 1:1.0.0-1), libxdmcp-dev (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11proto-core-dev (>= 7.0.17), x11proto-input-dev, x11proto-kb-dev, xtrans-dev, libxcb1-dev
Recommends: libx11-doc
Filename: pool/main/libx/libx11/libx11-dev_1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 638794
MD5sum: 2d42c1b4b394874baae345408d28a0a4
SHA1: 7d796b54644cd25264f0abfded009383f79c84e5
SHA256: e9be28175018487cff3ce32ce02fc84c32e07bf3dbff4ae4c370a8ec4a4bb6f9
SHA512: fffcda83d755dfe46ce4f58986cf4143b67304d875b20f0758b28b7159fe2f362014a0a66db8b7592e1f6b1bb156b357ee768624549b6fcfd267e9f141aac7c4
Description-en: X11 client-side library (development headers)
This package provides a client interface to the X Window System, otherwise
known as 'Xlib'. It provides a complete API for the basic functions of the
window system.
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This package contains the development headers for the library found in
libx11-6. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
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More information about X.Org can be found at:

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This module can be found at
git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libX11
Description-md5: d15ee011f0b76dcc1f36f3a309df4a93
Task: ubuntu-sdk-libs-dev
Supported: 5y

Package: libx11-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 2458
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: libx11
Version: 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2
Depends: libx11-6 (= 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2), libxau-dev (>= 1:1.0.0-1), libxdmcp-dev (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11proto-core-dev (>= 7.0.17), x11proto-input-dev, x11proto-kb-dev, xtrans-dev, libxcb1-dev
Recommends: libx11-doc
Filename: pool/main/libx/libx11/libx11-dev_1.6.3-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 641540
MD5sum: 71fa39b81a6229c49a431e43022f4c0c
SHA1: 9b294aa88187c8090b6e271782dcb8123ef81ac8
SHA256: 4c2f677a4e417c8600edd1baccb1558a64de85094a9c3a4060e07d0616f80415
Description-en: X11 client-side library (development headers)
This package provides a client interface to the X Window System, otherwise
known as 'Xlib'. It provides a complete API for the basic functions of the
window system.
.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in
libx11-6. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
.
More information about X.Org can be found at:

.
This module can be found at
git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libX11
Description-md5: d15ee011f0b76dcc1f36f3a309df4a93
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-sdk-libs-dev