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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "libassuan-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libassuan-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libassuan-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libassuan-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 253
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuPG-Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: libassuan
Version: 2.4.2-2
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, libassuan0 (= 2.4.2-2)
Filename: pool/main/liba/libassuan/libassuan-dev_2.4.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 91820
MD5sum: b79be3c42a4014137d24e47696730772
SHA1: 608f32e9497e67e678d832b1957d9ac958e3db33
SHA256: 0e258548a140ade54f69767a54dcf15fef918aa34fa4f24739154b5a4e8c42fc
Description-en: IPC library for the GnuPG components -- header files
Libassuan is a small library implementing the so-called "Assuan
protocol". This protocol is used for IPC between most newer GnuPG
components. Both server and client side functions are provided.
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This package contains header files and static libraries for libassuan.
Description-md5: 4171ba9f73dcbb4b6ba1a306179197c3
Homepage: http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/related_software/libassuan/index.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m