How to Install and Uninstall aidl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "aidl" package

Please follow the guidance below to install aidl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall aidl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                aidl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the aidl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: aidl
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 254
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Android tools Maintainer
Architecture: amd64
Source: android-platform-frameworks-base
Version: 1:6.0.1+r16-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/a/android-platform-frameworks-base/aidl_6.0.1+r16-1_amd64.deb
Size: 83264
MD5sum: 8129415367c77944b90aea38f9cfb434
SHA1: 31271d99e35dde546c0d29298d15d24ac440ede2
SHA256: bd6b8a812227d0a6ba5effc94b9d9aab8c28045b2f2cf31ef63cb77848c1e280
Description-en: Android Interface Definition Language processor
AIDL (Android Interface Definition Language) is similar to other IDLs you might
have worked with. It allows you to define the programming interface that both
the client and service agree upon in order to communicate with each other using
interprocess communication (IPC).
Description-md5: a91da4ef27d9d5f5895113d6ec34d64d
Homepage: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu