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

Last updated: November 10,2024

1. Install "xorg-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install xorg-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall xorg-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xorg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1:7.7+13ubuntu3.1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Source: xorg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48
Depends: libdmx-dev, libfontenc-dev, libfs-dev, libice-dev, libsm-dev, libx11-dev, libxau-dev, libxaw7-dev, libxcomposite-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxdamage-dev, libxdmcp-dev, libxext-dev, libxfixes-dev, libxfont-dev, libxft-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbfile-dev, libxmu-dev, libxmuu-dev, libxpm-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxrender-dev, libxres-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxtst-dev, libxv-dev, libxvmc-dev, libxxf86dga-dev, libxxf86vm-dev, x11proto-bigreqs-dev, x11proto-composite-dev, x11proto-core-dev, x11proto-damage-dev, x11proto-dmx-dev, x11proto-fixes-dev, x11proto-fonts-dev, x11proto-gl-dev, x11proto-input-dev, x11proto-kb-dev, x11proto-randr-dev, x11proto-record-dev, x11proto-render-dev, x11proto-resource-dev, x11proto-scrnsaver-dev, x11proto-video-dev, x11proto-xcmisc-dev, x11proto-xext-dev, x11proto-xf86bigfont-dev, x11proto-xf86dga-dev, x11proto-xf86dri-dev, x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev, x11proto-xinerama-dev, xserver-xorg-dev, xtrans-dev
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg-dev_7.7+13ubuntu3.1_all.deb
Size: 4820
MD5sum: f44c824c836732263efbb2f3a7422ef7
SHA1: 3a97d9ba6b8a03af469c6861a9e25b9556c02c9b
SHA256: f6aac91e2cc0ab4691bcd4b9d78a7c3afa0faec1f6a0a26f84484cd6626bb8f6
SHA512: bbe29bf021f9cdd7b06134e0fb31e2e5ad093f4ef20eb5d1ffec1fbf0c876046707f891de3a02adcdfff46a3a19afc8c294666ef28329b1e97a86ad3426acecf
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Description-en: X.Org X Window System development libraries
This metapackage provides the development libraries for the X.Org X Window
System.
.
X Window System design documentation, manual pages, library reference
works, static versions of the shared libraries, and C header files are
supplied by the packages depended on by this metapackage.
.
Note that this is a convenience package for users and is not a package for
Debian developers to have their package depend on.
Description-md5: 00a974084948001400546a402cbefdb1
Supported: 5y

Package: xorg-dev
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Source: xorg
Version: 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
Depends: libdmx-dev, libfontenc-dev, libfs-dev, libice-dev, libsm-dev, libx11-dev, libxau-dev, libxaw7-dev, libxcomposite-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxdamage-dev, libxdmcp-dev, libxext-dev, libxfixes-dev, libxfont-dev, libxft-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbfile-dev, libxmu-dev, libxmuu-dev, libxpm-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxrender-dev, libxres-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxtst-dev, libxv-dev, libxvmc-dev, libxxf86dga-dev, libxxf86vm-dev, x11proto-bigreqs-dev, x11proto-composite-dev, x11proto-core-dev, x11proto-damage-dev, x11proto-dmx-dev, x11proto-fixes-dev, x11proto-fonts-dev, x11proto-gl-dev, x11proto-input-dev, x11proto-kb-dev, x11proto-randr-dev, x11proto-record-dev, x11proto-render-dev, x11proto-resource-dev, x11proto-scrnsaver-dev, x11proto-video-dev, x11proto-xcmisc-dev, x11proto-xext-dev, x11proto-xf86bigfont-dev, x11proto-xf86dga-dev, x11proto-xf86dri-dev, x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev, x11proto-xinerama-dev, xserver-xorg-dev, xtrans-dev
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg-dev_7.7+13ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 4692
MD5sum: 3399f92afbf9573d2b395437944b3320
SHA1: b00c702fdf916875b27a851dc3f08eb6efc00dde
SHA256: 52a74724cff3790a8f260ba0ef73bd0b0246e52509c0836b7efed0d95eea61fc
Description-en: X.Org X Window System development libraries
This metapackage provides the development libraries for the X.Org X Window
System.
.
X Window System design documentation, manual pages, library reference
works, static versions of the shared libraries, and C header files are
supplied by the packages depended on by this metapackage.
.
Note that this is a convenience package for users and is not a package for
Debian developers to have their package depend on.
Description-md5: 00a974084948001400546a402cbefdb1
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m