How to Install hhvm-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install hhvm-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

hhvm-dev software package provides HipHop Virtual Machine, a JIT replacement for PHP - development files, 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 hhvm-dev 

hhvm-dev is installed in your system.

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

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

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

hhvm-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Library development
Package hhvm-dev
Version 3.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Description HipHop Virtual Machine, a JIT replacement for PHP - development files
Sub Section Devel


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