How to Install and Uninstall gcc-8-base Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "gcc-8-base" package

Please follow the instructions below to install gcc-8-base on Debian 10 (Buster)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install gcc-8-base

2. Uninstall "gcc-8-base" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gcc-8-base on Debian 10 (Buster):

$ sudo apt remove gcc-8-base $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the gcc-8-base package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: gcc-8-base
Source: gcc-8
Version: 8.3.0-6
Installed-Size: 248
Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Breaks: gnat (<< 7), gnat-6 (<< 6.4)
Description: GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
Description-md5: b6e93638a6d08ea7a18929d7cf078e5d
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-8/gcc-8-base_8.3.0-6_amd64.deb
Size: 190516
MD5sum: d16b4fbb584c31424de3c3d2769a9d08
SHA256: 1b00f7cef567645a7e695caf6c1ad395577e7d2e903820097ebd3496ddcfcc84