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

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

libarchive-dev software package provides Multi-format archive and compression library (development files), 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 libarchive-dev 

libarchive-dev is installed in your system.

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

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

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

libarchive-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Library development
Package libarchive-dev
Version 3.0.3-6ubuntu1.3 [amd64, i386]
Description Multi-format archive and compression library (development files)
Sub Section libdevel


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