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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libasio-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libasio-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libasio-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libasio-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 2790
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Markus Wanner
Architecture: all
Source: asio
Version: 1:1.10.6-3
Recommends: libboost-regex-dev, libssl-dev, libboost-dev, libboost-date-time-dev
Filename: pool/universe/a/asio/libasio-dev_1.10.6-3_all.deb
Size: 240814
MD5sum: 6275298aa3f38b5985a4464279ed8bbd
SHA1: ab24f8b447cfb351b05e2a0c10522ac44ed9a45e
SHA256: a1b1dbd21d5f07b40be83d86eec20a8c0504600df7dec6abe746d2e63a38ff91
Description-en: cross-platform C++ library for network programming
asio is a cross-platform C++ library for network programming that provides
developers with a consistent asynchronous I/O model using a modern C++
approach. It has recently been accepted into Boost.
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This package contains the development header files.
Description-md5: dc7d21184ad3d29e32645e9d54f8af37
Homepage: http://think-async.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu