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

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

libfl-dev software package provides static library for flex (a fast lexical analyzer generator), 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 libfl-dev 

libfl-dev is installed in your system.

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

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

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

libfl-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Library development
Package libfl-dev
Version 2.6.0-11
Description static library for flex (a fast lexical analyzer generator)
Sub Section Devel


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