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

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "libconfig-dev" package

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


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libconfig-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: libconfig-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5-0.4build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libconfig
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan McCrohan
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 138
Depends: libconfig9 (= 1.5-0.4build1), pkg-config
Recommends: libconfig-doc
Breaks: libconfig8-dev (<< 1.4.8)
Replaces: libconfig8-dev (<< 1.4.8)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libconfig/libconfig-dev_1.5-0.4build1_amd64.deb
Size: 51744
MD5sum: b36047d75b0f21fe013d00f9df78514c
SHA1: 7e22691b13299c6308af0cf577757ab945843d1a
SHA256: 9ddadf61adc613dd107a6d007ec366a1e71f077ad8109037f5ca3931fee57a9e
Homepage: http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/
Description: parsing/manipulation of structured config files (development)
Description-md5: 21ea54675951d05055b8aadda5a21743