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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libheif-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libheif-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: libheif-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.1-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libheif
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 116
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.6.1-1build1)
Filename: pool/universe/libh/libheif/libheif-dev_1.6.1-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 22032
MD5sum: 5648a573b72caa2ea40e7494884b10c0
SHA1: 9fe38e3014b84ab72fbf959d87b90c4360acd3be
SHA256: 6eac0eca1a657acb14e9599760bc51209cb53ff75bb650d91f943ef1a6c3aaea
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org
Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - development files
Description-md5: 8824ba811ca0b88dcc5bd7ea19ef1ccc