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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "libreadline-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libreadline-dev" package

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


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

Package: libreadline-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.1-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: readline
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 787
Provides: libreadline6-dev
Depends: libreadline8 (= 8.1-2), libncurses-dev, dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: readline-doc
Conflicts: libreadline-gplv2-dev, libreadline5-dev, libreadline6-dev
Filename: pool/main/r/readline/libreadline-dev_8.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 148488
MD5sum: 6b630fe37d51c3c3177242aecfd781cc
SHA1: f58e538c80d98381b44576e5cc80e426d3b82979
SHA256: 0cbb82ddc5cc4557f889c01db92af3b24c73c1f90e1108ae223feac38f9fd7a5
SHA512: b8915f9009c283fea97d9e254c44af9e243c18e5d39c71d1593350ab6fbaeb3c53b48aaa4db7eefcd681897fe370f8cccfe223ce6ef4e9375eb17d285dc088f8
Description-en: GNU readline and history libraries, development files
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface
across discrete programs that need to provide a command line
interface.
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The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for
recalling lines of previously typed input.
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This package contains development files.
Description-md5: 3793ef1d4c2c0318abafe0980aadcd30