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How To Uninstall libapt-pkg-dev On Linux Mint 18.1
To uninstall libapt-pkg-dev just follow these instructions.
Are you having problems? You can always add libapt-pkg-devagain by following the instructions at this link.
Uninstall just libapt-pkg-dev
http://installion.co.uk/linuxmint/serena/backport/l/libapt-pkg-dev/uninstall/index.htmldevelopment files for APT's libapt-pkg and libapt-inst developing with APT's libapt-pkg Debian package manipulation library and the libapt-inst deb/tar/ar library.Linux Mint 18.1libdevel1.2.17sudo apt-get remove libapt-pkg-dev
This will remove just the libapt-pkg-dev package itself.
Uninstall libapt-pkg-dev and its dependencies
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libapt-pkg-dev
This will remove the libapt-pkg-dev package and any other dependant packages which are no longer needed.
Purging your config/data too
If you also want to delete your local/config files for libapt-pkg-dev then this will work.
Caution! Purged config/data can not be restored by reinstalling the package.
sudo apt-get purge libapt-pkg-dev
Or similarly, like this libapt-pkg-dev
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libapt-pkg-dev
Package Data
| Package | libapt-pkg-dev |
| Version | 1.2.17 |
| Maintainer | APT Development Team <[email protected]> |
| Description | development files for APT's libapt-pkg and libapt-inst developing with APT's libapt-pkg Debian package manipulation library and the libapt-inst deb/tar/ar library. |
| Distro | linuxmint |
| Release | serena |
| Repo | backport |
| Section | libdevel |