How to Install gnulib software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install gnulib software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

gnulib software package provides GNU Portability Library, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gnulib 

gnulib is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gnulib package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gnulib *

You will get with gnulib package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gnulib package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Development
Package gnulib
Version 20140202+stable-2
Description GNU Portability Library
Sub Section Devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gnulib software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?