How to Install and Uninstall libapt-pkg-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libapt-pkg-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libapt-pkg-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libapt-pkg-dev" package

Learn how to uninstall libapt-pkg-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libapt-pkg-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libapt-pkg-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libapt-pkg-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: apt
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 637
Depends: libapt-pkg (= 2.2.3), zlib1g-dev
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/libapt-pkg-dev_2.2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 99772
MD5sum: 567cf793c560bb4bec289c029135c846
SHA1: 5b22ab58e7674440fa80bc35a672f8125b7ddf38
SHA256: eb71284c8990ee8457096115e5a40496d4b1c1c29a04bf87851c158ad4170d51
SHA512: 8edb79238a65a5864c472598bd95a7d4b235675e4b46e312c4704e2489fb77e93f0937ad74ef92bccf5d3ecc9f176a4b7f377c863e18c8e0e7263b32e458f2f5
Description-en: development files for APT's libapt-pkg and libapt-inst
This package contains the header files and libraries for
developing with APT's libapt-pkg Debian package manipulation
library and the libapt-inst deb/tar/ar library.
Description-md5: 8e463f77664788b23a47f5ac592f4595