How to Install and Uninstall libhdf5-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libhdf5-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libhdf5-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libhdf5-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libhdf5-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libhdf5-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libhdf5-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: hdf5
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 29787
Provides: libhdf5-serial-dev
Depends: libhdf5-10 (= 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1), zlib1g-dev, libjpeg-dev, libaec-dev, hdf5-helpers, libhdf5-cpp-11 (= 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1)
Suggests: libhdf5-doc
Breaks: libhdf5-serial-dev (<< 1.8.12-9~)
Replaces: libhdf5-serial-dev (<< 1.8.12-9~)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hdf5/libhdf5-dev_1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 5005232
MD5sum: 2b5e0900f7e734a001f7bc04282fc3fd
SHA1: cdca4b58ec55eec4ef9fb76b34fd385b042fb08e
SHA256: 285697c183f8af8a8721d7790f5f9db17eeb28cc536ab17253bcfc7a97547a8f
SHA512: 2ee23346e7103f86d1f4afce8bde782272c3d9636e0fd7b1b9f7607bf30c2df105fdbb571912ebc28e64767900a9080104d84963d0d989871673328cf41709ae
Homepage: http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/
Description-en: Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) - development files - serial version
HDF5 is a file format and library for storing scientific data.
HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of
HDF4.x. It has a more powerful and flexible data model, supports
files larger than 2 GB, and supports parallel I/O.
.
This package contains development files for serial platforms.
Description-md5: 506ece6790efda2e032452dae5a8f21d

Package: libhdf5-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 29771
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Source: hdf5
Version: 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1
Replaces: libhdf5-serial-dev (<< 1.8.12-9~)
Provides: libhdf5-serial-dev
Depends: libhdf5-10 (= 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1), zlib1g-dev, libjpeg-dev, libaec-dev, hdf5-helpers, libhdf5-cpp-11 (= 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1)
Suggests: libhdf5-doc
Breaks: libhdf5-serial-dev (<< 1.8.12-9~)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hdf5/libhdf5-dev_1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 5004586
MD5sum: 080eb74de1a79338030f09d23a051050
SHA1: e693e19fde6b68f9d7ed4d415dfe6a166d56e03f
SHA256: aae507638283a8d18d9b868238ca26e51ce3cafa8456b10764220d2c2c5d034b
Description-en: Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) - development files - serial version
HDF5 is a file format and library for storing scientific data.
HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of
HDF4.x. It has a more powerful and flexible data model, supports
files larger than 2 GB, and supports parallel I/O.
.
This package contains development files for serial platforms.
Description-md5: 506ece6790efda2e032452dae5a8f21d
Homepage: http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu