How to Install and Uninstall libaio-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libaio-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libaio-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall libaio-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libaio-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guillem Jover
Architecture: amd64
Source: libaio
Version: 0.3.110-2
Depends: libaio1 (= 0.3.110-2)
Filename: pool/main/liba/libaio/libaio-dev_0.3.110-2_amd64.deb
Size: 12880
MD5sum: f9ec7b221e1ab97513b8e6a8b9a1f776
SHA1: 32da85d46c898a38fa83db763dc118a685f44572
SHA256: 74d164d57cfc9df46ec95487152d0a9b87751ade7092dec4fb9d15a4101e985b
Description-en: Linux kernel AIO access library - development files
This library enables userspace to use Linux kernel asynchronous I/O
system calls, important for the performance of databases and other
advanced applications.
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This package contains the static library and the header files.
Description-md5: 6a3c3f2f1cc9520e135a39e21731796c
Homepage: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/l/i/libaio/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y