How to Install and Uninstall g++-multilib Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the g++-multilib on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

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1. Install "g++-multilib" package

This tutorial shows how to install g++-multilib on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall g++-multilib on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm)

Package: g++-multilib
Source: gcc-defaults (1.203)
Version: 4:12.2.0-3
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: cpp (= 4:12.2.0-3), gcc-multilib (= 4:12.2.0-3), g++ (= 4:12.2.0-3), g++-12-multilib (>= 12.2.0-1~)
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_12.2.0-3_amd64.deb
Size: 996
MD5sum: 8f8ea44addd3d359565ee200c3efae1c
SHA256: 07bdae7800b875892bb1414d654d53a8def4ec5f8608cac3d8e675019a9712f4