How to Install and Uninstall libffi6 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libffi6" package

This is a short guide on how to install libffi6 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libffi6
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "libffi6" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libffi6 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libffi6
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the libffi6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libffi6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.1-8
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: important
Section: libs
Source: libffi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 52
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi6_3.2.1-8_amd64.deb
Size: 17948
MD5sum: 764bda311029f658769a4a31fa652cb0
SHA1: 3f55cfddd3c38ba82a3b8bd9ebe56548f57d725d
SHA256: fa26945b0aadfc72ec623c68be9cc59235a7fe42e2388f7015fd131f4fb06dc9
Description: Foreign Function Interface library runtime
Description-md5: aa11fa9e12227fc9a1de7b2cb193c270
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y