How to Install libgit2-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install libgit2-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

libgit2-dev software package provides low-level Git library (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 libgit2-dev 

libgit2-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libgit2-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libgit2-dev *

You will get with libgit2-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libgit2-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Library development
Package libgit2-dev
Version 0.24.1-2
Description low-level Git library (development files)
Sub Section Devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libgit2-dev software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?