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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libexplain-dev" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libexplain-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libexplain-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 9079
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Source: libexplain
Version: 1.4.D001-2
Replaces: explain (<< 1.0)
Depends: libexplain51 (= 1.4.D001-2), lsof
Breaks: explain (<< 1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/libe/libexplain/libexplain-dev_1.4.D001-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1113106
MD5sum: 1f188275c1086bfe279af33fb8a56cf1
SHA1: 082cff3a41ff82fd3b47540d853b8f7892bb8e77
SHA256: 2e46ed38b90e032df0cc17fe4a268c400ccc1515a60f8c69f51a779bcaa68c8f
Description-en: library of system-call-specific strerror repl - development files
This package provides a library which may be used to explain Unix and Linux
system call errors. The library is not quite a drop-in replacement for
strerror, but it comes close, with each system call having a dedicated
libexplain function.
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This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: e02d622f2b3b87e1c645a1235c59dfad
Homepage: http://libexplain.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu