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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "lxc-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install lxc-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall lxc-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: lxc-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: lxc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 71
Depends: liblxc-dev (>= 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1)
Filename: pool/main/l/lxc/lxc-dev_3.0.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 2378
MD5sum: 997666f7d6f41c9209cbf9022ce408fd
SHA1: 9e127f0b8694229dce80f9a76504848e5bc7b6f8
SHA256: 2e2176289f8719e14d530a0af1aa58e504bc944715725640b8e51c41ef696c65
SHA512: db030573ac283d922aa66772d6c34cece743f0d6c2558af31d52cdc973266da8c158b630b2d2e9ed8638f4d589f2cfb6c8b1801862eabef988192358478ae727
Homepage: https://linuxcontainers.org
Description-en: Transitional package - lxc-dev -> liblxc-dev
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
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lxc-dev is now replaced by liblxc-dev.
Description-md5: 901ee3caa837071f9dec6c5062db7b76
Supported: 5y

Package: lxc-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.3
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: lxc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 108
Depends: liblxc1 (= 2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.3)
Filename: pool/main/l/lxc/lxc-dev_2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 11372
MD5sum: b4759c6ebbfd5e59f68fd58bde3f1fe5
SHA1: 3d0a49d5cd19e1d464fd5b09976253aaf2722722
SHA256: 526dc826c83cc2724342c83b2fe701a34395176adee069fa9882f8993134bc38
SHA512: d95763630cb654cf8dea18ba2b921ea26da94b41f681d6d847eafa630f3c9ee228073cd5ec689b70a01fb93f524a602c4596827e46f48b69bb77d5f356e403dd
Homepage: https://linuxcontainers.org
Description-en: Linux Containers userspace tools (development)
Containers are insulated areas inside a system, which have their own namespace
for filesystem, network, PID, IPC, CPU and memory allocation and which can be
created using the Control Group and Namespace features included in the Linux
kernel.
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This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: c719178b7e79ce1ed39519707c589961
Supported: 5y

Package: lxc-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: lxc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 106
Depends: liblxc1 (= 2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.2)
Filename: pool/main/l/lxc/lxc-dev_2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 11316
MD5sum: 9ba6e61955b51a73350364c775dd1138
SHA1: 1b2c51bea7d96a26f4f57f07589e54dd430b90bf
SHA256: 7c45aeb16f233d3d9b6b376974504603be005bbbd48bc2e4b6ec698cf672c8f0
SHA512: 22cf58086c2939f49f2721568af31db9bf0f5549f89d2742b69315c19ed4b41ae1efb5610aea1d372c14e41ee7c0b83fd024dc2eb13be01495b5247b85d3d510
Homepage: https://linuxcontainers.org
Description-en: Linux Containers userspace tools (development)
Containers are insulated areas inside a system, which have their own namespace
for filesystem, network, PID, IPC, CPU and memory allocation and which can be
created using the Control Group and Namespace features included in the Linux
kernel.
.
This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: c719178b7e79ce1ed39519707c589961
Supported: 5y

Package: lxc-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 100
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Source: lxc
Version: 2.0.0-0ubuntu2
Depends: liblxc1 (= 2.0.0-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/l/lxc/lxc-dev_2.0.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 11060
MD5sum: ee7a4c4e71d457126ca1c13c0936d096
SHA1: adcd257d7825494241e5c8e09320a570e77199b6
SHA256: b854379c344a57d6e28c85300eb899c62054c51c72bb570e1dd54fadc40c54bc
Description-en: Linux Containers userspace tools (development)
Containers are insulated areas inside a system, which have their own namespace
for filesystem, network, PID, IPC, CPU and memory allocation and which can be
created using the Control Group and Namespace features included in the Linux
kernel.
.
This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: c719178b7e79ce1ed39519707c589961
Homepage: https://linuxcontainers.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m