How to Install and Uninstall libboost-dbg Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libboost-dbg" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libboost-dbg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libboost-dbg" package

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


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

Package: libboost-dbg
Priority: extra
Section: debug
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: boost-defaults
Version: 1.58.0.1ubuntu1
Depends: libboost-dev (= 1.58.0.1ubuntu1), libboost1.58-dbg
Filename: pool/main/b/boost-defaults/libboost-dbg_1.58.0.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1888
MD5sum: 7957334bf268625c4f5010efc4c6f6b3
SHA1: afcd95be414f40be1c0476efe9a184d483e4aa51
SHA256: 0eca69ee3a5386778261a32e1e9b6f91cd27a5cede1780efdcceb7c660424f80
Description-en: Boost C++ Libraries with debug symbols (default version)
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
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These libraries are built with debug symbols. They are useful to debug
programs which use Boost. These must be used also at build/link time.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
Boost version (currently 1.58).
Description-md5: 2e58a620c944254cb9a5db146c41340d
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.boost.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m