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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libprotobuf-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libprotobuf-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libprotobuf-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libprotobuf-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.21.12-8ubuntu5
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: 11996
Provides: protobuf-api-32-0
Depends: zlib1g-dev, libprotobuf32 (= 3.21.12-8ubuntu5), libprotobuf-lite32 (= 3.21.12-8ubuntu5)
Breaks: protobuf-compiler (>> 3.21.12-8ubuntu5), protobuf-compiler (<< 3.21.12-8ubuntu5)
Filename: pool/main/p/protobuf/libprotobuf-dev_3.21.12-8ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 1414338
MD5sum: 69a866063fcc6f5479b13238b44797e2
SHA1: ca2afbfbf3c37c507c1bd2bfdc54f348e28c9ef0
SHA256: 71d9e557876ec74c6442b8e8a82a08790d32cfc0687e81ae423c7455530ee739
SHA512: 67b5d0c30bfb11e9ff0d2abed60d53a113c9b3508baa970c0700a3f64192dc77696211bd79ff0475bb60745d5c08381c4052b09ad0849127098f7687b0368421
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Description: protocol buffers C++ library (development files) and proto files
Description-md5: 549e168dd516caf2a98fd49561c8ca60