How to Install and Uninstall libbpf-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libbpf-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libbpf-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libbpf-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                libbpf-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libbpf-dev package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libbpf-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.1.0-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libbpf (0.1.0-1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sudip Mukherjee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 550
Depends: libbpf0 (= 1:0.1.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/libb/libbpf/libbpf-dev_0.1.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 129528
MD5sum: 99662de9e06fcbcd2a75187e23c69ecc
SHA1: 8a0ca318534f8316043aa3af0c25f4613d4b1813
SHA256: 14c77762e652c89b6ca3bd320d009b0f32f46edb5665f4213971661a3740e109
SHA512: 66851e92fbea75cb3a8e5ced5423e351e769867300276336e575c5423c6478a99d47d6ee5ccaad025f6ec30bf13fb813d20928db82679e9832d53d795b14571b
Description-en: eBPF helper library (development files)
libbpf is a library for loading eBPF programs and reading and
manipulating eBPF objects from user-space.
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This package is needed to compile programs against libbpf.
Description-md5: ebc34420621f1d340dda3a2cc4306fbc