How to Install and Uninstall libedit-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "libedit-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libedit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libedit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libedit-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libedit-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libedit-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.1-20170329-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libedit
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: LLVM Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 450
Depends: libedit2 (= 3.1-20170329-1), libbsd-dev (>= 0.1.3), libtinfo-dev, libncurses5-dev
Filename: pool/main/libe/libedit/libedit-dev_3.1-20170329-1_amd64.deb
Size: 99132
MD5sum: a8ad85072e933b7861e0b2b7c062907b
SHA1: ccde8baf0dee0f385c11df241ba90ef4cef5f4f6
SHA256: 0a01d93b1512d4b74f0fd31947be03d77f9dca57ca77f45581545a3bb911517b
Homepage: http://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/
Description: BSD editline and history libraries (development files)
Description-md5: d563680e6c8f51c40aea576bffaea165
Supported: 5y