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

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "libsnappy-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libsnappy-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: libsnappy-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.8-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: snappy
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 113
Depends: libsnappy1v5 (= 1.1.8-1build1)
Filename: pool/main/s/snappy/libsnappy-dev_1.1.8-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 29008
MD5sum: 7d8f727ceccc7657046e1841f9550e67
SHA1: 39972b4d817857b6f422ec59d5004ca762ad753d
SHA256: 20d20081bf85e454adbbf110f9855d268fafcb3d4b009f149e678c097d7a4ffc
Homepage: https://google.github.io/snappy/
Description: fast compression/decompression library (development files)
Description-md5: b499df87b72e11eeccdad0dfd3c2149b