How to Install and Uninstall libxml2-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libxml2-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libxml2-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libxml2-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libxml2-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libxml2-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxml2-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libxml2-dev
Source: libxml2
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 3329
Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.14+dfsg-0.1+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Suggests: pkg-config
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.14+dfsg-0.1+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1)
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.14+dfsg-0.1+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1_amd64.deb
Size: 881802
MD5sum: 1420f9e2fdffecd46c2cf727aa6cb507
SHA1: c477eb691907e25455b27503775cab95381959a9
SHA256: 2d4a473ff9d37985ef5523be91244efc3d92f2bcf22665c6943b7a60776ff144
Description: Development files for the GNOME XML library
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888
Multi-Arch: same

Package: libxml2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libxml2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3333
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4)
Suggests: pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4_amd64.deb
Size: 804240
MD5sum: be275f640d95c680781a6ebb69027305
SHA1: 7299227cfb6e8c1e859e71ea2f915ddf184a306c
SHA256: fbad5def818c62254fdccbbc9960fa1b68de7b398950eeb202ab82ed26eb7eda
SHA512: ebfe643a091c635ff4d3f19efb812c3b741d9fe956fb04ad8a7e159ed8e4da5b3fcdb342c472448afbc238abf92f57617c9abb92692aaa4048ad1744be69e912
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org
Description: GNOME XML library - development files
Description-md5: 315d877f425ed2a2bbe448d2e81be6e6

Package: libxml2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.13+dfsg-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libxml2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3334
Depends: libicu-dev, libxml2 (= 2.9.13+dfsg-1build1)
Suggests: pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.13+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 804680
MD5sum: 63c42fac9a9296919055399ef95ae9b0
SHA1: e44ef7b320a6ebdc0bba4b8c6778047cd923e7e4
SHA256: 6ec428fb7ec9288c2ea6340302a8c54f4dde52e90963d2fdeacb2c7557de86b3
SHA512: 9e3faf699c91af6095ebebf092934685a841aa266b69884d1f6712ff79bb917ec60d78765ea596ba1bc0fac76c3e5c945cac6b964a9f00a6147c3922669342f2
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org
Description: GNOME XML library - development files
Description-md5: 315d877f425ed2a2bbe448d2e81be6e6