How to Install libexpat1-dev software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install libexpat1-dev software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

libexpat1-dev software package provides XML parsing C library - development kit, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libexpat1-dev 

libexpat1-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libexpat1-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libexpat1-dev *

You will get with libexpat1-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libexpat1-dev package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Library development
Package libexpat1-dev
Version 2.1.0-6+deb8u3
Description XML parsing C library - development kit
Sub Section Libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libexpat1-dev software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?