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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "libffi-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libffi-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libffi-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: libffi-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: libffi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 305
Depends: libffi8ubuntu1 (= 3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu5)
Conflicts: libffi4-dev
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi-dev_3.4~20200819gead65ca871-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 57476
MD5sum: faf090ac7f5449367dfc58ed1adbe9f4
SHA1: 0cd23091f46a75e3a1ef703ec15b546aa7504f45
SHA256: 3440065f670a3ef19a471ea17e0c4a4427d03392b6d9ed6555f0ce328cee6068
SHA512: c5bec40b2d9062b9df4cbccc30122ecd68e43d10d8f10ae1838773b0366c719742d970c1f9beea5216287e13801fb9a0d5688267f118ac5587288f42a538fbc3
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/libffi/
Description-en: Foreign Function Interface library (development files)
This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for
building programs which use libffi.
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A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that
allows code written in one language to call code written in another
language.
Description-md5: cb5b8c2fd242772cae1be91db134642c