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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libmysqlclient-dev" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libmysqlclient-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libmysqlclient-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.7.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: mysql-5.7
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5892
Depends: libmysqlclient20 (= 5.7.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), libssl-dev, zlib1g-dev
Filename: pool/main/m/mysql-5.7/libmysqlclient-dev_5.7.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 985248
MD5sum: 4877ad72cf455e315d39e448ab28641a
SHA1: c673bf3d072f2a19987cf2278ff8960d58a4dc8c
SHA256: 67b71d4e69d8f37fad30df42b6f7d160d45fceca6509f23e76254d554b9f2d35
SHA512: 9defee48622d814a0c3649f508a6bc242c970ca3a203156ca035540511fc031d41e5f6e7cb679be3050d0601d4b5d0979db26b1d0b31ff6631da606f232191f1
Homepage: http://dev.mysql.com/
Description-en: MySQL database development files
MySQL is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database
server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query
language in the world. The main goals of MySQL are speed, robustness and
ease of use.
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This package includes development libraries and header files.
Description-md5: 716f7a81dc4e3e8899c7eaa66b24736d
Supported: 5y

Package: libmysqlclient-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 6934
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: mysql-5.7
Version: 5.7.11-0ubuntu6
Depends: libmysqlclient20 (= 5.7.11-0ubuntu6), zlib1g-dev
Filename: pool/main/m/mysql-5.7/libmysqlclient-dev_5.7.11-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 1170784
MD5sum: 2a9091ebb71c107db46a99e894cbd2f0
SHA1: 2e7cb42a57b53bfd1f2da918feff5db212ee2736
SHA256: d194d7057b61e06ca0e0ef36c6867c6c34cce1eb06af23f52fa16616cb83d517
Description-en: MySQL database development files
MySQL is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database
server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query
language in the world. The main goals of MySQL are speed, robustness and
ease of use.
.
This package includes development libraries and header files.
Description-md5: 716f7a81dc4e3e8899c7eaa66b24736d
Homepage: http://dev.mysql.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m