How to Install and Uninstall libclang-8-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "libclang-8-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libclang-8-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libclang-8-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libclang-8-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the libclang-8-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libclang-8-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:8-3~ubuntu16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: llvm-toolchain-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: LLVM Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 136098
Depends: libstdc++-5-dev, libgcc-5-dev, libobjc-5-dev, libclang1-8 (= 1:8-3~ubuntu16.04.1), libclang-common-8-dev (= 1:8-3~ubuntu16.04.1)
Filename: pool/universe/l/llvm-toolchain-8/libclang-8-dev_8-3~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 14223806
MD5sum: e6e171bfe38ce4894e6f7b3a460b5770
SHA1: 2c44eb6b124be4de35f336d1f6d811b61b198bc8
SHA256: 82730834e753d86ebadaf625a0dbcadfd9dd31545ed205539da04450eb40559c
SHA512: ab7d8a82b6e06c683e737f31b79d76844e609d8c24897e63cf70863de624420047b2407da6d967b2428f36b3f18f4e57c59ac1fb98aad8de5b62ea89db9848bd
Homepage: https://www.llvm.org/
Description-en: Clang library - Development package
Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end
based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the
GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
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Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11 and 14 standards and also
provides most of the support of C++17.
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This package contains the Clang headers to develop extensions over
libclang1-8.
Description-md5: 859e6cb68eddf4aec1ccbffaf6e2c3ee