Why is there no libiconv package in Ubuntu?
Many programs rely on libiconv support. Having to compile it on our own means to recompile a lot of things on every update.
Why is there no packet or has it a different name?
Solution 1:
libiconv is included in the libc6 package as a GNU standard C library.
In case one needs the header files from originally libiconv-dev, use libc6-dev instead where the iconv header files are included.