How to Install and Uninstall libdw-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "libdw-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libdw-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libdw-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                libdw-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libdw-dev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libdw-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.185-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: elfutils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Elfutils Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1669
Depends: libelf-dev, libdw1 (= 0.185-1build1), zlib1g-dev, liblzma-dev
Filename: pool/main/e/elfutils/libdw-dev_0.185-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 325338
MD5sum: 00ee5e2d9391cf65b16f5df0c9854fee
SHA1: c9e8e731b6749104795fd611cec892b890d67821
SHA256: d469a0842ebc72558b50ab9001e815cd51bd2d93954ea62ef71d17f8ee8a75d6
SHA512: 18742794e01af9911d5c8de928c1a2451264d10e4b97f1b21a774b511946f6a65a9ca28d16300d02c23a22276f421c06645bdc9572007caed03f98cd71b950fc
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/elfutils/
Description-en: libdw1 development libraries and header files
libdw1 provides a library that provides access to DWARF debug information
stored inside ELF files.
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This package contains development libraries and header files for libdw1.
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It also contains a static version of libdw. Only link to the static version
for special cases and when you don't need anything from the ebl backends.
Description-md5: f125fde79e7cf4843502f64d2aca123c