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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libcext-dev" package

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


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

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


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

Package: libcext-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 207
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: cpl
Version: 6.6.1-1build1
Depends: libcext0 (= 6.6.1-1build1)
Suggests: libcpl-dev
Filename: pool/universe/c/cpl/libcext-dev_6.6.1-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 40504
MD5sum: 14bccaad20e4b70dc293152ca213c769
SHA1: f34691a62b0df5ebe3a526153eb53f230784966a
SHA256: 468eaa8e95a6dba79847000a95641eb16680f95ed9bd5449b919d4fe3a5eda86
Description-en: Commonly used utility functions for C programs (development files)
This is a C utility library, which is used to implement ESO's Common Pipeline
Library (CPL). The library contains a basic collections framework (maps,
linked lists, queues), memory management, strings, logging and others.
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The package contains the static library and the C header files.
Description-md5: 406244178c134b7de537054696e03fae
Homepage: http://www.eso.org/sci/software/cpl/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu