How to Install and Uninstall libxml2-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "libxml2-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libxml2-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libxml2-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libxml2-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxml2-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libxml2-dev
Source: libxml2
Version: 2.9.14+dfsg-0+0~20220524.12+debian10~1.gbpc5dc45
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Installed-Size: 3274
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.14+dfsg-0+0~20220524.12+debian10~1.gbpc5dc45)
Suggests: pkg-config
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.14+dfsg-0+0~20220524.12+debian10~1.gbpc5dc45_amd64.deb
Size: 793908
SHA256: 5f16d93d561c0427a9c71785cdab3358c14718e25757cb55be7e0d9e035cebd6
SHA1: 40fe26dc0afeef983b607da4e0c850c362d3b63d
MD5sum: 6708a9585e22c5de70ceb64d611c2801
Description: Development files for the GNOME XML library
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888

Package: libxml2-dev
Source: libxml2
Version: 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4
Installed-Size: 3275
Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4)
Suggests: pkg-config
Description: Development files for the GNOME XML library
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org
Multi-Arch: same
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4_amd64.deb
Size: 784784
MD5sum: 3c7b3b70fdcfa20c59f5442f13dcf2b4
SHA256: c1b0a090b7de439bd07ac843763b8c622c53063c4c388b95963e63355c77d1cf

Package: libxml2-dev
Source: libxml2
Version: 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u3
Installed-Size: 3275
Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u3)
Suggests: pkg-config
Description: Development files for the GNOME XML library
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org
Tag: devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib, suite::gnome,
uitoolkit::gtk, works-with-format::xml
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u3_amd64.deb
Size: 784540
MD5sum: 845648319d02a1d3293c741d13ada2e8
SHA256: 2777f3672de86a529a9383ff153f6c8b6bd661b866a1fa3a738bf83cf373f679