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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libffi-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libffi-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libffi-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libffi-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4.2-1ubuntu5
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: 316
Depends: libffi8 (= 3.4.2-1ubuntu5)
Conflicts: libffi4-dev
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi-dev_3.4.2-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 61748
MD5sum: e498b9c9026c644b4e679e9e16602aac
SHA1: 2289453f1a8f2bd74ec8a4ef74a8d6ee98162ef1
SHA256: 30ee938feee508dcbfae181a4a4ae245d766e2f742fda730d0bd3ef2f2390720
SHA512: c2aba8da038deac114268fad1de4f5677c864fbf840ec532966d94b4abf7e28956a24ee85ee835424543798fa7ecb3a29dd58e7b3a3dd9b90eaf038754a05b55
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