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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libzip-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libzip-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libzip-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libzip-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 419
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Fathi Boudra
Architecture: amd64
Source: libzip
Version: 1.0.1-0ubuntu1
Depends: libzip4 (= 1.0.1-0ubuntu1), zlib1g-dev
Filename: pool/universe/libz/libzip/libzip-dev_1.0.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 111128
MD5sum: fbb86c0353ba55ed345bddbc42b619dd
SHA1: ab9298192fe62a320c44978c42e16aaf63af45ce
SHA256: 261b16b39721e5061e9bbb47683dd8f47bf3817e84b31bfd7d2a429418b9ec73
Description-en: library for reading, creating, and modifying zip archives (development)
libzip is a C library for reading, creating, and modifying zip archives. Files
can be added from data buffers, files, or compressed data copied directly from
other zip archives. Changes made without closing the archive can be reverted.
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This package contains the static libraries and headers for developing
applications that use the libzip library API.
Description-md5: e4cfaaaa641934e570f957640c60c8a6
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.nih.at/libzip/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m