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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libxrandr-dev" package

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


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libxrandr-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libxrandr-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 124
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: libxrandr
Version: 2:1.5.0-1
Depends: libxrandr2 (= 2:1.5.0-1), libx11-dev, libxext-dev, x11proto-randr-dev (>= 1.4), libxrender-dev
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxrandr/libxrandr-dev_1.5.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 23742
MD5sum: c48fa37de5d083085944d1d99d682e68
SHA1: e5222b61e45eb7845e27d350a3dd9bb8a5802f98
SHA256: 9b512e4a074fd4874ef8300c66b1085289e76512f7d1ec0ff330925532d6d6bc
Description-en: X11 RandR extension library (development headers)
libXrandr provides an X Window System client interface to the RandR
extension to the X protocol.
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The RandR extension allows for run-time configuration of display attributes
such as resolution, rotation, and reflection.
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This package contains the development headers for the library found in
libxrandr2. 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/libXrandr
Description-md5: 444725c9e942434744988c5291f2f2f3
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m