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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libnfnetlink-dev" package

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


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

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


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

Package: libnfnetlink-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexander Wirt
Architecture: amd64
Source: libnfnetlink
Version: 1.0.1-3
Depends: libnfnetlink0 (= 1.0.1-3), pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/libn/libnfnetlink/libnfnetlink-dev_1.0.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 6512
MD5sum: 307cba1ff0db873f61a23b415fae8d1e
SHA1: 224f3d739682dbe430cb3c8581e61a3837c9d017
SHA256: 5153c1bd1184a79b181c244d4e27c3bd151819876aa94034437179301e05ba2d
Description-en: Development files for libnfnetlink0
libnfnetlink is the low-level library for netfilter related
kernel/userspace communication. It provides a generic messaging
infrastructure for in-kernel netfilter subsystems (such as
nfnetlink_log, nfnetlink_queue, nfnetlink_conntrack) and their
respective users and/or management tools in userspace.
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This package provides development files and static libraries.
Description-md5: 1d63664ba1d482a715f14f78cdbca980
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m