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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libmsi-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libmsi-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: libmsi-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 117
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Source: msitools
Version: 0.95-1
Depends: libmsi0 (= 0.95-1)
Filename: pool/universe/m/msitools/libmsi-dev_0.95-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13370
MD5sum: b165bc42202babebea89213ec616e89e
SHA1: ba7bb743621c5158802f0c510fb890a631631a14
SHA256: ca7008f4d29dd0e63261de2708dbc99330b1d4d337c99bbda38313312209b6d9
Description-en: Windows Installer file manipulation library - development files
libmsi provides functions to manipulate Windows Installer (.msi)
files, both for reading and writing their contents and querying their
databases.
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This package contains the header files and libraries required to
develop software using libmsi.
Description-md5: 1044fc13c13eae095e13d1e1dcd642e1
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu