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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libnfc-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libnfc-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libnfc-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libnfc-dev
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 340
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
Architecture: amd64
Source: libnfc
Version: 1.7.1-4
Depends: libnfc5 (= 1.7.1-4), libusb-dev
Filename: pool/universe/libn/libnfc/libnfc-dev_1.7.1-4_amd64.deb
Size: 66306
MD5sum: 5a665ef443675f96958deeb4f8dd14b7
SHA1: c3ff44d76e05a7523e51a819ec90dd75e7936f86
SHA256: f993352868ff6f65120e34aae591a4eecfafd20390764bd866369e9ed9149109
Description-en: Near Field Communication (NFC) library (development files)
libnfc is a library for Near Field Communication. It abstracts the
low-level details of communicating with the devices away behind an
easy-to-use high-level API.
It supports most hardware based on the NXP PN531, PN532 or PN533
controller chips.
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This package contains the header and development files needed to build
programs and packages using libnfc.
Description-md5: 037ec8e5c2df8a7fd00e1b1adb9c76f2
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.nfc-tools.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu