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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libconfig++8-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libconfig++8-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libconfig++8-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libconfig++8-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libconfig++8-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libconfig++8-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libconfig++8-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libconfig8-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan McCrohan
Architecture: amd64
Source: libconfig
Version: 1.5-0.2
Depends: libconfig-dev
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libconfig/libconfig8-dev_1.5-0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1756
MD5sum: ad6e7459c4342a801bf2d1541c800c9c
SHA1: 0a9bd79f98917490d67ecd2892577db4b65d5842
SHA256: e10713fdab6216a4e058d354ec4f25d4747f7d9c641ac525afc500cc822cd10b
Description-en: Transitional package for libconfig-dev
This is a transitional package for libconfig-dev, and can be safely removed
when no other package depends on it.
Description-md5: 31c557599e2ff6f782f0af9b8f4e2846
Homepage: http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m