How to Install and Uninstall libffi8 Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libffi8" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libffi8 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libffi8" package

Learn how to uninstall libffi8 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libffi8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libffi8 package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libffi8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4.2-1ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: important
Section: libs
Source: libffi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Provides: libffi8ubuntu1 (= 3.4.2-1ubuntu5)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27)
Breaks: libffi8ubuntu1 (<< 3.4.2-1)
Replaces: libffi8ubuntu1 (<< 3.4.2-1)
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi8_3.4.2-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 21776
MD5sum: d3a7b65004ac5ce85676e96c46143856
SHA1: 67ba899383e8e2ee92f6771714893afe622065ff
SHA256: e9de4dd1af9404c28be3d220182a924d5e25ebb39976d548d5792effb5f224fc
SHA512: f285cf9a0d5a0a507525c001442575ff016ef06a01ce6aa904e5bc09709d4cf82a299e9ec792e6b7309ffad561262e535ad96e0776e77202862b9852433ef8c2
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/libffi/
Description-en: Foreign Function Interface library runtime
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: aa11fa9e12227fc9a1de7b2cb193c270
Task: minimal, server-minimal
Build-Essential: yes