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

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "packaging-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install packaging-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

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


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

Package: packaging-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8+nmu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Benjamin Drung
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 8
Depends: build-essential, debhelper, devscripts, dput | dput-ng | dupload, lintian, pbuilder | cowbuilder | sbuild, quilt
Recommends: apt-file, autoconf, automake, autopkgtest, autotools-dev, bzr-builddeb, cdbs, cmake, debian-policy, developers-reference | developers-reference-de | developers-reference-fr | developers-reference-ja, dh-autoreconf, dh-make, git-buildpackage, gnome-pkg-tools, gnupg, libtool, piuparts, pkg-kde-tools, svn-buildpackage, lptools, ubuntu-dev-tools, ubuntu-packaging-guide
Suggests: mercurial-buildpackage, kubuntu-dev-tools
Filename: pool/universe/p/packaging-dev/packaging-dev_0.8+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 2860
MD5sum: 4759f73b4e5ae1ca709bd531dde86f01
SHA1: b1a7f88bbdc74e4b661ff03e9fe2219963a85c33
SHA256: 39a3df57d45826de2e7e33d8c7121f54a01dc3bc0d30983a2eb814b90b30b067
SHA512: 09bbeca087d7b05d80f3d255334690cb6d1aa6d444b9c043ecbed9f43b2255aeaa78e8559a6be165f9740af8f869c4cdcac96d17cd5f361b2fd8dddc7989c482
Description-en: convenient tools to develop packages
This metapackage depends on common packages useful for the development of
Debian-format packages, including patch management systems, build systems,
packaging macros, helpful scripts for developers, and tools for building and
testing packages.
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This metapackage provides tools for packaging, rather than the development of
software. No other package should depend or build-depend on this package.
Description-md5: 69fde7bf0682bc5dae673fd770d8eefa