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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libwiringpi-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libwiringpi-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: libwiringpi-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.50-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: wiringpi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dave Jones
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 112
Depends: libwiringpi2 (= 2.50-0ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wiringpi/libwiringpi-dev_2.50-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 9992
MD5sum: d714b44071fac78ce8624de66b2da166
SHA1: 63089a10d8e931774bcc7b7492439ac25326a40e
SHA256: 168b0bcc6a5e148f1c9e4280f854cc89469829d25df7e75a084b789be0edf8b1
Homepage: https://wiringpi.com/
Description: Raspberry Pi library for controlling GPIO devices
Description-md5: 110b0fbb80424301443946223bdbb941