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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "libffi-dev" package

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


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

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


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

Package: libffi-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.3-4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libffi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 305
Depends: libffi7 (= 3.3-4)
Conflicts: libffi4-dev
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi-dev_3.3-4_amd64.deb
Size: 56964
MD5sum: eeae8e9ddc9273abaa9731e5130fa498
SHA1: 14d047161a6de06893c9230fe637e006a29c0488
SHA256: 8c83e874ec75c223774eb0aa083022496a8199f88471f1cb46f5de473d748f71
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/libffi/
Description: Foreign Function Interface library (development files)
Description-md5: cb5b8c2fd242772cae1be91db134642c