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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libpurple-dev" package

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


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

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


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

Package: libpurple-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: pidgin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ari Pollak
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1111
Depends: libpurple0 (>= 1:2.10.12), libpurple0 (<< 1:2.10.12+1~), pkg-config, libglib2.0-dev, libdbus-glib-1-dev
Filename: pool/universe/p/pidgin/libpurple-dev_2.10.12-0ubuntu5.2_amd64.deb
Size: 148836
MD5sum: 8502581690fc873d12bf24822d490cc1
SHA1: 0cdbb44223e69a65154da6aaeaf0030f45c83366
SHA256: 59f69e9983917afb5b8ea5eead3962bda68d1b9da8a534184c1245025aa50da1
SHA512: 8f580c37a2ba8d2c6b6c747e6337bc54aa87069e8984ad2fcad89e28912c995726d6a53552744935e6b31bc4383546cb105138e949fe677ae04cabcb167aedb1
Homepage: http://www.pidgin.im
Description-en: multi-protocol instant messaging library - development files
This package contains the headers and other development files not included in
the main libpurple0 package. Install this if you wish to compile your own
client-agnostic plugins, or would like to compile programs that use
libpurple.
Description-md5: b17a06afcbe53ddca5dc2a149cb2f24d
Supported: 3y

Package: libpurple-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 1111
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ari Pollak
Architecture: amd64
Source: pidgin
Version: 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5
Depends: libpurple0 (>= 1:2.10.12), libpurple0 (<< 1:2.10.12+1~), pkg-config, libglib2.0-dev, libdbus-glib-1-dev
Filename: pool/universe/p/pidgin/libpurple-dev_2.10.12-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 148800
MD5sum: 13300754f57efc7b174133712f3d645d
SHA1: aefac48a728fe220996dc0d9f566c1c0b26edfb6
SHA256: 6faa78b60ada3264f8b007f80a15813136ba5312751862d2209772afcffaeef6
Description-en: multi-protocol instant messaging library - development files
This package contains the headers and other development files not included in
the main libpurple0 package. Install this if you wish to compile your own
client-agnostic plugins, or would like to compile programs that use
libpurple.
Description-md5: b17a06afcbe53ddca5dc2a149cb2f24d
Homepage: http://www.pidgin.im
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m