glibc.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: August 14,2022

1. Install glibc.x86_64 package

This guide let you learn how to install glibc.x86_64 package:

sudo dnf makecache

sudo dnf install glibc.x86_64

2. Uninstall / Remove glibc.x86_64 package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall glibc.x86_64 package:

sudo dnf remove glibc.x86_64

sudo dnf autoremove

3. Details of glibc.x86_64 package

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Installed Packages

Name         : glibc

Version      : 2.28

Release      : 127.el8

Architecture : x86_64

Size         : 15 M

Source       : glibc-2.28-127.el8.src.rpm

Repository   : @System

From repo    : anaconda

Summary      : The GNU libc libraries

URL          : http://www.gnu.org/software/glibc/

License      : LGPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ and GPLv2+ with exceptions and BSD and Inner-Net and ISC and Public Domain and GFDL

Description  : The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by

             : multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and

             : memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is

             : kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package

             : contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C

             : library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a

             : Linux system will not function.