How to Install and Uninstall g++-multilib Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "g++-multilib" package

This is a short guide on how to install g++-multilib on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                g++-multilib
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "g++-multilib" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall g++-multilib on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                g++-multilib
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the g++-multilib package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: g++-multilib
Source: gcc-defaults (1.181)
Version: 4:8.3.0-1
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: cpp (= 4:8.3.0-1), gcc-multilib (= 4:8.3.0-1), g++ (= 4:8.3.0-1), g++-8-multilib (>= 8.3.0-1~)
Description: GNU C++ compiler (multilib files)
Description-md5: 13fdd3cac1ee1ffe86b871f781067316
Tag: devel::library, interface::commandline, role::devel-lib, role::program,
suite::gnu, works-with::software:source
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/g++-multilib_8.3.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 996
MD5sum: a0603574ee1963ea17552ee4d321aa1f
SHA256: 3c6d3a0f4f31ec1660d0ad5de1abe48814ab10a69e1db705b52504547e82ff01