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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libmysqlclient-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libmysqlclient-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libmysqlclient-dev" package

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


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

Package: libmysqlclient-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.0.36-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: mysql-8.0
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9929
Depends: libmysqlclient21 (= 8.0.36-0ubuntu0.20.04.1), libssl-dev, zlib1g-dev
Breaks: libmysqld-dev (<< 8.0)
Replaces: libmysqld-dev (<< 8.0)
Filename: pool/main/m/mysql-8.0/libmysqlclient-dev_8.0.36-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1641000
MD5sum: f75649e832c2579e8712a63c06703b3c
SHA1: 91f289e0ffe2fe7aedd7935ab3ca44c56fe5a34d
SHA256: 0230ecebfa47596903cfa18f6308b1f581852b5be4dcbc4ca52c04318cdb5a9c
SHA512: 2adf9e4fafdb013d6d0de4cf8bf8f519260c3170d736e124231812957a54355027f0bd7be0987980d5d79399adf6f9e09c4b19b87e4c774b7889cb1e0532dc48
Homepage: http://dev.mysql.com/
Description: MySQL database development files
Description-md5: 716f7a81dc4e3e8899c7eaa66b24736d

Package: libmysqlclient-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.0.19-0ubuntu5
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: mysql-8.0
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9507
Depends: libmysqlclient21 (= 8.0.19-0ubuntu5), libssl-dev, zlib1g-dev
Breaks: libmysqld-dev (<< 8.0)
Replaces: libmysqld-dev (<< 8.0)
Filename: pool/main/m/mysql-8.0/libmysqlclient-dev_8.0.19-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 1519876
MD5sum: 494e33feeb89f597596a73a5819de25e
SHA1: 1706a3125a62bb7027bc573268aaaa6112b62b76
SHA256: f55b3280fb1bc070834ebac932531be5f67d0966b76b02ab65e118c932cd1646
Homepage: http://dev.mysql.com/
Description: MySQL database development files
Description-md5: 716f7a81dc4e3e8899c7eaa66b24736d