How to Install and Uninstall libnfc6 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libnfc6" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libnfc6 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libnfc6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libnfc6" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libnfc6 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libnfc6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnfc6 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libnfc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.0-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: libnfc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 201
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libusb-0.1-4 (>= 2:0.1.12)
Breaks: libnfc5
Replaces: libnfc5
Filename: pool/universe/libn/libnfc/libnfc6_1.8.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 60012
MD5sum: 481869373854498a2b4818a7d209e0d3
SHA1: 91452db2663d29f3e51d2357cd3b3fc0416f170b
SHA256: c8c99656bb0ef94231bf75ef6ae7b44f86a85e1b36259697406ee32c308de03f
SHA512: 88287b376de0be1ccb265a3d6e309c1cea071b6a6b0781e912d889018a06bed1c58bd29066d1ea0ec26074847c3c5fb2a5931511bad723a894ac4527178db747
Homepage: http://www.nfc-tools.org/
Description-en: Near Field Communication (NFC) library
libnfc is a library for Near Field Communication. It abstracts the
low-level details of communicating with the devices away behind an
easy-to-use high-level API.
It supports most hardware based on the NXP PN531, PN532 or PN533
controller chips.
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This package contains the runtime library files needed to run software
using libnfc.
Description-md5: ba9b969f618f147c461db7f7275cbdda