How to Install and Uninstall libprotobuf-dev Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libprotobuf-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libprotobuf-dev on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall libprotobuf-dev on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: libprotobuf-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: protobuf
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10366
Depends: zlib1g-dev, libprotobuf17 (= 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5), libprotobuf-lite17 (= 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5)
Filename: pool/main/p/protobuf/libprotobuf-dev_3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 1155436
MD5sum: ad8f9c2db01255e3ffdba1b27b4f51db
SHA1: bdbe9269ef48c127c10f820397e621dc3e59a089
SHA256: 8c11c964323a8673c4db76544bab604813ccb17d332e02d440b0a8333448a884
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Description: protocol buffers C++ library (development files) and proto files
Description-md5: 549e168dd516caf2a98fd49561c8ca60