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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libreadline-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libreadline-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libreadline-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libreadline-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Source: readline6
Version: 6.3-8ubuntu2
Depends: libreadline6-dev (= 6.3-8ubuntu2)
Conflicts: libreadline-gplv2-dev
Filename: pool/main/r/readline6/libreadline-dev_6.3-8ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 992
MD5sum: 5a7c6b438547494fc7eac89a73df962b
SHA1: 541435637ba69f4c44154afe1b6d5f4b980430d7
SHA256: 6b08b2d31294aaee8134725ffb703357df1370c98663a5dc6d594ca8bbac9990
Description-en: GNU readline and history libraries, development files
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface
across discrete programs that need to provide a command line
interface.
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The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for
recalling lines of previously typed input.
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This package is a dependency package depending on libreadline6-dev.
Description-md5: 3502d626cf8e22133354357eb1e0631f
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m