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

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "libtar-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libtar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libtar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: libtar-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.20-7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libtar
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Magnus Holmgren
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 132
Depends: libtar0 (= 1.2.20-7)
Filename: pool/universe/libt/libtar/libtar-dev_1.2.20-7_amd64.deb
Size: 35362
MD5sum: 235409f34efb6b6ecf766b7e0cf0439c
SHA1: cb8403f26a5538775d5745c1cbe1a683d081084d
SHA256: 6104f9607369f4d32b04e184d269d383004153a61cdd2d1c63e33a0db5d47db6
Homepage: http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git
Description: C library for manipulating tar archives (development files)
Description-md5: b4d48192bf584b3b3037d0a9dcbe315a