How to Install and Uninstall libxml2-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "libxml2-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libxml2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxml2-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxml2-dev" package

Learn how to uninstall libxml2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                libxml2-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxml2-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libxml2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libxml2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3436
Depends: libxml2 (= 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7), libicu-dev
Suggests: pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7_amd64.deb
Size: 744278
MD5sum: 449ea2fd5fdc78486ab49cd2b6a6bf23
SHA1: 218787ad5b169fa5de392b48b8679249343c9e18
SHA256: d3e2e218dc97f6f5fbcc84eecf898d87b3f5ff3a0c22884bc68bbfced9475f85
SHA512: 9f479acfa688c2a6dca6850ca7fa52329feba71eb1a53ba659fb9ff02848348b33de1df91687c818b10cba1a3188b4e876e6d1185bd5e4537057e1cca9ae28a0
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org/
Description-en: Development files for the GNOME XML library
XML is a metalanguage to let you design your own markup language.
A regular markup language defines a way to describe information in
a certain class of documents (eg HTML). XML lets you define your
own customized markup languages for many classes of document. It
can do this because it's written in SGML, the international standard
metalanguage for markup languages.
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Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using
the GNOME XML library.
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888
Supported: 5y

Package: libxml2-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 3427
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group
Architecture: amd64
Source: libxml2
Version: 2.9.3+dfsg1-1
Depends: libxml2 (= 2.9.3+dfsg1-1), libicu-dev
Suggests: pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.9.3+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 743232
MD5sum: cb08e10fa37433efdbc8841bb1dc4785
SHA1: 1450876899627515f812412bb6122e1d0c7e019b
SHA256: 9b8f3c0f22702163d8125a73c3ec76c152faf41f4c1d661c6229f93d6ff2c4e0
Description-en: Development files for the GNOME XML library
XML is a metalanguage to let you design your own markup language.
A regular markup language defines a way to describe information in
a certain class of documents (eg HTML). XML lets you define your
own customized markup languages for many classes of document. It
can do this because it's written in SGML, the international standard
metalanguage for markup languages.
.
Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using
the GNOME XML library.
Description-md5: 3fc5da551079ce5d27e8aae047e7a888
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m