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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libfirestring-dev" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libfirestring-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libfirestring-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 136
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Herve Rousseau
Architecture: amd64
Source: firestring
Version: 0.9.12-8ubuntu2
Depends: libfirestring0.9 (= 0.9.12-8ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/firestring/libfirestring-dev_0.9.12-8ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 49654
MD5sum: 262912b6af0a73dd7b46b6dff3c9daf4
SHA1: 6bc6d5d78379fb13f88b2751bb68e8abc8e3f01d
SHA256: 789a21dc72de7518f70e13423c02bc23d385adc06b162e3bf0d0dad43b83f7b5
Description-en: Development files for firestring, a string handling library
FireString is a library designed to make string handling easier. It includes
string functions that are included in most libc's, but not in ANSI C, so that
programmers can write portable code while not having to reinvent the wheel.
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FireString also includes code for configuration file handling.
Description-md5: 845bd596fd61f2985e32f5cdf3195c40
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu