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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libpff-dev" package

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


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

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


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

Package: libpff-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 2128
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Forensics
Architecture: amd64
Source: libpff
Version: 20120802-5
Depends: libpff1 (= 20120802-5)
Filename: pool/universe/libp/libpff/libpff-dev_20120802-5_amd64.deb
Size: 431440
MD5sum: 03bc70b4565444936562c87395f22bf8
SHA1: e0408d0c8af368e5144cb0d49bd4c9aa062904de
SHA256: bb58e518bc2f1aab5bd67fe0cc0170a48ec716203790a8aaf2d91d4d07abd3fb
Description-en: library to access various ms outlook files formats (development)
Libpff is a library to access Personal Folder File (PFF) and Offline Folder
File (OFF) formats. Those files formats are used by MS Outlook in PAB
(Personal Address Book), PST (Personal Storage Table) and OST
(Offline Storage Table) files.
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This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: 7c6799e13fd19c9b3ac50d16ac36f3b9
Homepage: https://github.com/libyal/libpff
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu