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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libtar-dev" package

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


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libtar-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libtar-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 154
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Magnus Holmgren
Architecture: amd64
Source: libtar
Version: 1.2.20-4
Depends: libtar0 (= 1.2.20-4)
Filename: pool/universe/libt/libtar/libtar-dev_1.2.20-4_amd64.deb
Size: 35816
MD5sum: 7e0d264447ab266269f06d0d00df3641
SHA1: 1cb626f4e05fc1ebbf0f07dac3a0918d5ea6069e
SHA256: 910041788ac006d9bf99fdc3f739e6cd84953b31d4dfb9c7d5fd75cd4b57c204
Description-en: C library for manipulating tar archives (development files)
Contains static library, headers, example code and development manpages
for libtar
Description-md5: b4d48192bf584b3b3037d0a9dcbe315a
Homepage: http://www.feep.net/libtar/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu