How to Install and Uninstall libffi-dev Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libffi-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libffi-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libffi-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libffi-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libffi-dev package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libffi-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4.6-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libffi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 323
Depends: libffi8 (= 3.4.6-1)
Conflicts: libffi4-dev
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi-dev_3.4.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 62806
MD5sum: d2c9871a17a477eabb3ba22c500f70cd
SHA1: a5c9e845a7617762403cb0aa0fed2d7b0df5e935
SHA256: dacfa62eb9c8bf56954d98d8b927b70a7e68e1afff883981bc6fcb99f86bdfe6
SHA512: 6cfa5fcd1a3d8651cefa5d8d703d19d051da198e38661381d7575f46b1294181fed38ac3099fe4ce74063239d63aff8f1b4324ffef5013d6f05a82574bfdf1ce
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/libffi/
Description: Foreign Function Interface library (development files)
Description-md5: cb5b8c2fd242772cae1be91db134642c
Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-unity-desktop