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

Last updated: May 29,2024

1. Install "libpq-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libpq-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: libpq-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12.17-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: postgresql-12
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PostgreSQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 580
Depends: libpq5 (= 12.17-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
Suggests: postgresql-doc-12
Filename: pool/main/p/postgresql-12/libpq-dev_12.17-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 137204
MD5sum: 7ceeb20c165d46cec69908ddf8b79f99
SHA1: b1a3ffc6442210a8fbcac0c915d99976c60d81f0
SHA256: 097b91dcfc1a36b866df101f07aae52382473b87522a7d92c7fb08fa8a265fa1
SHA512: 5242e8030091506404379802610df1e35d3df90c89cdc22b3bcd3f9eb944cb8b08d89ef103915b94481f03750a20ad8251f77ec9e23b1807a2c26d93451870d6
Homepage: http://www.postgresql.org/
Description: header files for libpq5 (PostgreSQL library)
Description-md5: 7f4362b106aae6b219ccc880faa1f04c

Package: libpq-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12.2-4
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: postgresql-12
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PostgreSQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 568
Depends: libpq5 (= 12.2-4)
Suggests: postgresql-doc-12
Filename: pool/main/p/postgresql-12/libpq-dev_12.2-4_amd64.deb
Size: 135796
MD5sum: cac46812c57769f9713aea22b99f747f
SHA1: 1e3754571e96b7f5fbfc100714cfb11a8e2406da
SHA256: b1d9556fea9ed94dea7eeebeccc59bf9598a658e77e6dba5b9197d0f1a22059b
Homepage: http://www.postgresql.org/
Description: header files for libpq5 (PostgreSQL library)
Description-md5: 7f4362b106aae6b219ccc880faa1f04c