How to Install and Uninstall libasound2-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libasound2-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libasound2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libasound2-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libasound2-dev" package

Learn how to uninstall libasound2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libasound2-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libasound2-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libasound2-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 531
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: alsa-lib
Version: 1.1.0-0ubuntu1
Provides: libasound-dev
Depends: libasound2 (= 1.1.0-0ubuntu1)
Suggests: libasound2-doc
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-lib/libasound2-dev_1.1.0-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 113824
MD5sum: e6fe3823627b7ee29f6afd0aff151714
SHA1: 92d607a4e085da07d05b0e722d1c793ed96e1e3e
SHA256: a219dc3e49a63938ed847c6adf15149851a21caa62848b22905dbd97e264d002
Description-en: shared library for ALSA applications -- development files
This package contains files required for developing software
that makes use of libasound2, the ALSA library.
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ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
Description-md5: 6049c8294e480247b4c02744f09d51fe
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m