How to Install and Uninstall pkg-config Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "pkg-config" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install pkg-config on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pkg-config
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pkg-config" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pkg-config on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: pkg-config
Version: 0.29-6
Installed-Size: 203
Maintainer: Tollef Fog Heen
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: pkg-config-bin
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libdpkg-perl
Suggests: dpkg-dev
Conflicts: pkg-config-bin
Description: manage compile and link flags for libraries
Description-md5: 5622d544b680cd37e49d3435959207a2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org
Tag: admin::configuring, devel::buildtools, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pkg-config/pkg-config_0.29-6_amd64.deb
Size: 63512
MD5sum: 5a3681e4ccc82b5dc1ffb7f2026aa055
SHA256: 61fc3d4e34671d05f097e4aee5c03223b66de4fcbc76887ad1dbc55885c3965b