How to Install libidn11-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install libidn11-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

libidn11-dev software package provides Development files for GNU Libidn, an IDN 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 libidn11-dev 

libidn11-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libidn11-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libidn11-dev *

You will get with libidn11-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libidn11-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Library development
Package libidn11-dev
Version 1.32-3ubuntu1.1 [amd64, i386],
Description Development files for GNU Libidn, an IDN library
Sub Section Devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libidn11-dev software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?