How To Install libffi-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libffi-dev
libffi-dev is:
This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building programs which use libffi.
A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language.
There are three methods to install libffi-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libffi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libffi-dev
Install libffi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libffi-dev
Install libffi-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libffi-dev
How To Uninstall libffi-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libffi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libffi-dev
Uninstall libffi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libffi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffi-dev
Remove libffi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libffi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libffi-dev
Remove libffi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libffi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
