How to Install and Uninstall pkg-config Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "pkg-config" package

Learn how to install pkg-config on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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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 is a short guide on how to uninstall pkg-config on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: pkg-config
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.29.2-1ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tollef Fog Heen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 131
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libdpkg-perl
Suggests: dpkg-dev
Conflicts: pkg-config-bin
Replaces: pkg-config-bin
Filename: pool/main/p/pkg-config/pkg-config_0.29.2-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 48218
MD5sum: 10ab97c1aa35f8cb64f6f36021d46b30
SHA1: c255c6ef31028cb4da1d9d669a50d332a62e4d7d
SHA256: 69da4190d948d0bf7444ead040791b7924bd1a08a10ec13cd7f0bb9baab09c53
SHA512: 359062b16f36ca844b9b32e6426847be3fa566ee3c8c5e3e04781ffc2a28f515f9afd4954d83b3e05bdb82ed910561d4cc1527d1c00b1b104e371d8c7014ab93
Homepage: http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org
Description: manage compile and link flags for libraries
Description-md5: 5622d544b680cd37e49d3435959207a2