How to Install and Uninstall libprotobuf-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libprotobuf-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libprotobuf-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libprotobuf-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libprotobuf-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libprotobuf-dev package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libprotobuf-dev
Source: protobuf
Version: 3.12.4-1
Installed-Size: 11459
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Provides: protobuf-api-23-0
Depends: zlib1g-dev, libprotobuf23 (= 3.12.4-1), libprotobuf-lite23 (= 3.12.4-1)
Breaks: protobuf-compiler (>> 3.12.4-1), protobuf-compiler (<< 3.12.4-1)
Description: protocol buffers C++ library (development files) and proto files
Description-md5: 549e168dd516caf2a98fd49561c8ca60
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Tag: devel::lang:c++, devel::library, implemented-in::c++, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/protobuf/libprotobuf-dev_3.12.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1232392
MD5sum: 2d5de16ce0a2a367473b8068c403509e
SHA256: 1fa7af0dc7f8c517e02ca1ef7c530ab8664dfce13b83b733fa910f31329c5a6f