How to Install lib64readline6-dev software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install lib64readline6-dev software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

lib64readline6-dev software package provides GNU readline and history libraries, development files (64-bit), you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install lib64readline6-dev 

lib64readline6-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the lib64readline6-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep lib64readline6-dev *

You will get with lib64readline6-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

lib64readline6-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Library development
Package lib64readline6-dev
Version 6.2-8
Description GNU readline and history libraries, development files (64-bit)
Sub Section libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove lib64readline6-dev software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?