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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "meson" package

This is a short guide on how to install meson 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 "meson" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall meson on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: meson
Architecture: all
Version: 0.57.0+really0.56.2-0.1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jussi Pakkanen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2761
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.7~), ninja-build (>= 1.6), python3-pkg-resources
Filename: pool/universe/m/meson/meson_0.57.0+really0.56.2-0.1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 438032
MD5sum: 444bd5b7ef6e83ad96f80c8ab48e0748
SHA1: 1f2e8d0bd94c8966afa40ced5f98899e50388769
SHA256: baffe180679d2940864f29c71c6635aa797d19b9e83e684dbd49205349826492
SHA512: ca446533a76a9f1732867ae1f88e2c48423fe269ef4a92b698dfae1607e8af146ea02b7df60fa107fc83f2c59ace15d8bebdf94d8b7cfb352e72c7b76bdc5cf2
Homepage: https://mesonbuild.com
Description-en: high-productivity build system
Meson is a build system designed to increase programmer
productivity. It does this by providing a fast, simple and easy to
use interface for modern software development tools and practices.
Description-md5: 05e8ad52532257641a3b106a0836e789