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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "libblkid-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libblkid-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libblkid-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libblkid-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libblkid-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: util-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian util-linux Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 748
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Depends: libblkid1 (= 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10), libc6-dev | libc-dev, uuid-dev
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/libblkid-dev_2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10_amd64.deb
Size: 131206
MD5sum: 8e5a7070188838ec7a315fc97e61603d
SHA1: c26f58aa5674ddb167e0fbae8071a1cc88d74ba3
SHA256: f8dfbd28fc969953beb66e74cb014bb771dbc99c33753f9c204e9cd4305b8d39
SHA512: 5c60525e919a7aab024e3cafde8b0946e6c053e9b9c79b05fc3282d219e98bccc490c8a14026b1d83c65200c6b0815ebb934a6a9ba381b2bc699b783e5be4a73
Description-en: block device ID library - headers and static libraries
The blkid library allows system programs such as fsck and mount to
quickly and easily find block devices by filesystem UUID or label.
This allows system administrators to avoid specifying filesystems by
hard-coded device names and use a logical naming system instead.
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This package contains the development environment for the blkid library.
Description-md5: 3fcd073d635ab408ffbe3557fba4a4b6
Supported: 5y

Package: libblkid-dev
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 746
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian util-linux Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: util-linux
Version: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3
Depends: libblkid1 (= 2.27.1-6ubuntu3), libc6-dev | libc-dev, uuid-dev
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/libblkid-dev_2.27.1-6ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 131120
MD5sum: 16ec81b03e9095e7e84e57d465d1de9e
SHA1: 84750a7e5ca4633f9eb213b8fc056a046e94fa33
SHA256: fa75a403fc2a66d6061c95c028c630768ba3783a37c9e0a4cbcdfc6ed82be4df
Description-en: block device ID library - headers and static libraries
The blkid library allows system programs such as fsck and mount to
quickly and easily find block devices by filesystem UUID or label.
This allows system administrators to avoid specifying filesystems by
hard-coded device names and use a logical naming system instead.
.
This package contains the development environment for the blkid library.
Description-md5: 3fcd073d635ab408ffbe3557fba4a4b6
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m