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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libpcap-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: libpcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10.0-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libpcap
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Romain Francoise
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 20
Depends: libpcap0.8-dev
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap-dev_1.10.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 3484
MD5sum: b23ca0ead136dd208e84d7f1324abcc0
SHA1: a4588b693cdc63966c96b71a31c77bbd1cbca447
SHA256: 06858df6efaf6002312e17137ddda5d5ec259e7d29ffc3eded5f060664b4ebb8
SHA512: 452ece7a54a542e2fe39785fd86d347123196dde81d208e09a1a932d0fff8c7ff5829e88b6b062dffb2f8264532bd9549ea9905aa76f00c24df88be21ae32b79
Homepage: http://www.tcpdump.org/
Description-en: development library for libpcap (transitional package)
Empty package to facilitate upgrades, can be safely removed.
Description-md5: 10078daf2f68ccb78a8fc1970d8c94f5