How to Install and Uninstall libboost-filesystem1.71.0 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "libboost-filesystem1.71.0" package

This is a short guide on how to install libboost-filesystem1.71.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libboost-filesystem1.71.0" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libboost-filesystem1.71.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-filesystem1.71.0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libboost-filesystem1.71.0
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.71.0-6ubuntu6
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: boost1.71
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2074
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/main/b/boost1.71/libboost-filesystem1.71.0_1.71.0-6ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 242068
MD5sum: 276449308f6bae0e71ad2720eff02a26
SHA1: 8d71364563841fe526b1c995bee7de45293be068
SHA256: 6793184cc2b8df0da401fdbe78fbf57ac598438177a6af163f99f9f1c14f9eb8
Homepage: http://boost.org/libs/filesystem/
Description: filesystem operations (portable paths, iteration over directories, etc) in C++
Description-md5: 2491b00e1306a35046eca365dc71ba1d
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