How to Install and Uninstall libarchive-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libarchive-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libarchive-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libarchive-dev

2. Uninstall "libarchive-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libarchive-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove libarchive-dev $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libarchive-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libarchive-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libarchive
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Pentchev
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1730
Depends: libarchive13 (= 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.2)
Filename: pool/main/liba/libarchive/libarchive-dev_3.4.0-2ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 490544
MD5sum: 8022dfa4d9355989f32460d081b4c409
SHA1: 51ce4a3b5437fe5c3ec0ed892c2f3dfe623e7d3e
SHA256: 011ecc3e29e2a60052b78790dbd8be4fb79afdcd65b5033597d3e9dad6061d30
SHA512: a69c78ad4f6b6adc0df062a5c13ff1251816901bfc954bb0bb05eb9cc78e2db80aa7b2259d5333764a5ebe752c8ad66d9049385e4d6f5af993c6f9a7a991002e
Homepage: https://www.libarchive.org/
Description: Multi-format archive and compression library (development files)
Description-md5: 68ad6870c167e8363f56ccdc0da60667

Package: libarchive-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4.0-2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libarchive
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Pentchev
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1727
Depends: libarchive13 (= 3.4.0-2ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/liba/libarchive/libarchive-dev_3.4.0-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 489724
MD5sum: deb966650677cd08512b385d6b7ccdc5
SHA1: d39df129738fc5db3d412e1d7880de54e09cf04a
SHA256: d74916c4271126c3f7852871deff7747c598aca6339851801a2110c72f969998
Homepage: https://www.libarchive.org/
Description: Multi-format archive and compression library (development files)
Description-md5: 68ad6870c167e8363f56ccdc0da60667