How to Install and Uninstall libxml2-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "libxml2-dev" package

Learn how to install libxml2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxml2-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxml2-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libxml2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxml2-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxml2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libxml2-dev
Source: libxml2
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 3437
Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.14+dfsg-0+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Suggests: pkg-config
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.14+dfsg-0+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1)
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.14+dfsg-0+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1_amd64.deb
Size: 824560
MD5sum: 52bba8d59c9a21e4be4354ba0d8ed435
SHA1: b07ad232a8bbf11e72980979f1eb610375294530
SHA256: 936ff62ae76e0ad6bd877bf5bd70dcbe68fd211b8de94c3638b273f67e109e8e
Description: Development files for the GNOME XML library
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888
Multi-Arch: same

Package: libxml2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.7
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libxml2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3478
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.7)
Suggests: pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.7_amd64.deb
Size: 757320
MD5sum: 0d85ec8816fc62f39ff10e13d9adf87e
SHA1: 78690d0b6b767398e0ebe104af46f5c761d77be7
SHA256: ccb3bea7205a9ed3baf0fc8fdc589561606a424677c892a94a0d8b6704cd982d
SHA512: 8dca092d16f78386f23d09d7c559ebb7c096c18123b24d85195d3569de81bbacc3fe36c55e29a2e9b96d02457703cc3558a40db124ea8db216871ebdf370361b
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org
Description: Development files for the GNOME XML library
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888
Supported: 5y

Package: libxml2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libxml2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3476
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1)
Suggests: pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 756880
MD5sum: 2af0a0106a09286769a4e416ce42a20d
SHA1: 98c85c47358f733dd914d8f2cb3a992616cdacc9
SHA256: 5b3606f9e40426701c4717b1596b698d1d3c2456bc839895fae231072815fdd9
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org
Description: Development files for the GNOME XML library
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888
Supported: 5y