How to Install and Uninstall libc-ares-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "libc-ares-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libc-ares-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc-ares-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc-ares-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libc-ares-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: libc-ares-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.17.1-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: c-ares
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gregor Jasny
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 355
Depends: libc-ares2 (= 1.17.1-1)
Conflicts: libares-dev
Filename: pool/main/c/c-ares/libc-ares-dev_1.17.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 126164
MD5sum: 6b78ca94010163c2288801b654a51c83
SHA1: 80a8d25ab409f9871a0099b0176a1a8dec2d83db
SHA256: 51a2f5493a3697d43532fbad8ec9c020cf8d7adde4136f5b52d1c9d6cb906b8b
SHA512: 624fcc12a15638c5fe57551e5c711ea6b838214e46ef530c04c586c4b65ae718c33fb5f54cfdc00555b89cf08e447346456c572d7238d0c39ab3d7f86b500d97
Homepage: https://c-ares.haxx.se/
Description-en: asynchronous name resolver - development files
c-ares is a C library that performs DNS requests and name resolution
asynchronously.
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It is a fork of the library named "ares", with additional features:
* IPv6 support;
* extended cross-platform portability;
* 64-bit clean sources.
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This package contains development files (headers and static libraries).
Description-md5: 457af4d18b9753c3360923898df35b1f