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

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "libgflags-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libgflags-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: libgflags-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 554
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Source: gflags
Version: 2.1.2-3
Depends: libgflags2v5 (= 2.1.2-3)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gflags/libgflags-dev_2.1.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 64812
MD5sum: cc8eb1d7ff7799fa66c2d6d6e5ea2f0a
SHA1: 590c9b24fedab88c6f89d2a87c4dd031c63ea24d
SHA256: 16ca776bef6551f10860106aa9d47246327e8715f4d34798158bbcde79ad439d
Description-en: commandline flags module for C++ (development files)
gflags is a library that implements commandline flags processing. As
such it's a replacement for getopt(). It has increased flexibility,
including built-in support for C++ types like string, and the ability
to define flags in the source file in which they're used.
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This package contains development libraries and header files.
Description-md5: a34ceec1a55a9c9e8b65c36a15a26ab2
Homepage: http://gflags.github.io/gflags/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu