How to Install and Uninstall libbpf-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "libbpf-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libbpf-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libbpf-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libbpf-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libbpf-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libbpf-dev
Source: linux
Version: 4.19.249-2
Installed-Size: 715
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libbpf4.19 (= 4.19.249-2)
Description: eBPF helper library (development files)
Description-md5: b8834dcec31d23cd9577fbae4ac6a867
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Multi-Arch: same
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/l/linux/libbpf-dev_4.19.249-2_amd64.deb
Size: 634328
MD5sum: b8382cc402326fb682973ac330162d9e
SHA256: bdcc6fb9a17656580ef4cceefe6d3db06761652fe9fe9df2cb323cdcfc69b1b1

Package: libbpf-dev
Source: linux
Version: 4.19.235-1
Installed-Size: 695
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libbpf4.19 (= 4.19.235-1)
Description: eBPF helper library (development files)
Description-md5: b8834dcec31d23cd9577fbae4ac6a867
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/libbpf-dev_4.19.235-1_amd64.deb
Size: 613756
MD5sum: 81b76b1736c4fbed6f41d13fdab392df
SHA256: 95781980e26e0928b398923b002d0e36685b7a6b5c7cb4434314693ec0645f6b