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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libcext-dev" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libcext-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: libcext-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.1.2+dfsg-1build4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: cpl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: libcext0 (= 7.1.2+dfsg-1build4)
Suggests: libcpl-dev
Filename: pool/universe/c/cpl/libcext-dev_7.1.2+dfsg-1build4_amd64.deb
Size: 10284
MD5sum: cd57f239aa2ac4d5887002a8ff25ffc0
SHA1: ea94c5a6a46530ddd74e0224a2550c6f97470811
SHA256: 135954e4c9598f5b43474fafe4b8efe03b69eba0fb21209c16bdc3df8e3a11ad
SHA512: afe2f2dfa197b3598577850da67c72ac379d99688d18a2488c118d65d2bea97fc35562c9808250f4ff43d7bbafe21f07a1e9453cf222f53c61fc0fe2550a8b00
Homepage: https://www.eso.org/sci/software/cpl/
Description-en: Commonly used utility functions for C programs (development files)
This is a C utility library, which is used to implement ESO's Common Pipeline
Library (CPL). The library contains a basic collections framework (maps,
linked lists, queues), memory management, strings, logging and others.
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The package contains the static library and the C header files.
Description-md5: 406244178c134b7de537054696e03fae