How to Install and Uninstall libreadline-dev Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libreadline-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libreadline-dev on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libreadline-dev on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libreadline-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libreadline-dev package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libreadline-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.1.2-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: readline
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 784
Provides: libreadline6-dev
Depends: libreadline8 (= 8.1.2-1), libncurses-dev, dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: readline-doc
Conflicts: libreadline-gplv2-dev, libreadline5-dev, libreadline6-dev
Filename: pool/main/r/readline/libreadline-dev_8.1.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 166034
MD5sum: d5025b4f9e24bad0e348539f5dd40155
SHA1: fd70b1fb46f98316a77ad5bfa28354581d86cd75
SHA256: c30b3af432e58094d33fdd852c13f3c96460b8d778dd1f8f155aa9fca5758b86
SHA512: e2699a04eaf742b40754e94a3e93eb58059cf3a96cee52e52f15d04559ce87516599ab43106b87976179f9107dba601e074b5ca73ead58256f9353dfd10dc936
Description: GNU readline and history libraries, development files
Description-md5: 3793ef1d4c2c0318abafe0980aadcd30