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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libprotobuf-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libprotobuf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libprotobuf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libprotobuf-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: protobuf
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian protobuf maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7935
Depends: zlib1g-dev, libprotobuf10 (= 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1), libprotobuf-lite10 (= 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/p/protobuf/libprotobuf-dev_3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 958768
MD5sum: 203dce2fb99f0f71f30e2c74ba8f9e37
SHA1: 722d973d121d59e24d1d050a3b2293bb554ac76b
SHA256: 4c44985d72159f2127042dccc38ce342dfc123f9040e8740a5357f942a6f18a1
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Description: protocol buffers C++ library (development files)
Description-md5: 46508a20bc181591502383b4f00be1a6
Supported: 5y