How to Install and Uninstall libc6-dev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libc6-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "libc6-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libc6-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libc6-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libc6-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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3. Information about the libc6-dev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libc6-dev
Source: glibc
Version: 2.36-9+deb12u4
Installed-Size: 11957
Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libc6 (<= 2.32-1)
Provides: libc-dev (= 2.36-9+deb12u4)
Depends: libc6 (= 2.36-9+deb12u4), libc-dev-bin (= 2.36-9+deb12u4), linux-libc-dev, libcrypt-dev, libnsl-dev, rpcsvc-proto
Suggests: glibc-doc, manpages-dev
Conflicts: libc0.1-dev, libc0.3-dev, libc6.1-dev
Breaks: binutils (<< 2.38), catch (<< 1.12.2-0.1), heimdal-multidev (<= 7.7.0+dfsg-4), igblast (<= 1.19.0-1), libassimp-dev (<= 5.2.4~ds0-1), libasyncns-dev (<= 0.8-6+b2), libatm1-dev (<= 1:2.5.1-4), libaws20-dev (<= 20.2-2+b1), libboinc-app-dev (<= 7.20.2+dfsg-1), libbson-dev (<= 1.22.0-1), libc6-dev-amd64-cross (<< 2.36~), libcups2-dev (<= 2.4.2-1), libdeal.ii-dev (<= 9.4.0-1), libdkim-dev (<= 1:1.0.21-4+b2), libdolfin-dev-common (<= 2019.2.0~git20220407.d29e24d-5), libeckit-dev (<= 1.20.0-1), libfclib-dev (<= 3.1.0+dfsg-2), libfltk1.3-dev (<= 1.3.8-4+b1), libgcc-10-dev (<< 10-20200321-1~), libgcc-7-dev (<< 7.5.0-6~), libgcc-8-dev (<< 8.4.0-2~), libgcc-9-dev (<< 9.3.0-5~), libghc-resolv-dev (<= 0.1.2.0-3), libghc-resolv-prof (<= 0.1.2.0-3), libglib2.0-dev (<= 2.72.3-1), libgloox-dev (<= 1.0.24-2+b1), libhesiod-dev (<= 3.2.1-3.1+b1), libinfinity-0.7-dev (<= 0.7.2-1+b1), libinsighttoolkit4-dev (<= 4.13.3withdata-dfsg2-3+b1), libinsighttoolkit5-dev (<= 5.2.1-5+b1), libismrmrd-dev (<= 1.8.0-2), libldap-dev (<= 2.5.12+dfsg-2), liblog4cplus-dev (<= 2.0.7-1), libloudmouth1-dev (<= 1.5.4-1), libmgl-dev (<= 8.0.1-2), libmimalloc2.0 (<= 2.0.6+ds-1), libminc-dev (<= 2.4.03-5), libmongoc-dev (<= 1.22.1-1), libmrpt-ros1bridge-dev (<= 1:2.4.9+ds-4+b2), libmysqlclient-dev (<= 8.0.29-1), libnetcdf-dev (<= 1:4.9.0-3), libnetcdf-mpi-dev (<= 1:4.9.0-1), libnetcdf-pnetcdf-dev (<= 1:4.9.0-1), libnfsidmap-dev (<= 1:2.6.1-2), libns3-dev (<= 3.36.1+dfsg-4), libola-dev (<= 0.10.8.nojsmin-2), libopenafs-dev (<= 1.8.8.1-3), libopendkim-dev (<= 2.11.0~beta2-7), libopendmarc-dev (<= 1.4.2-1), libopenms-dev (<= 2.6.0+cleaned1-3+b1), libopenzwave1.6-dev (<= 1.6.1914+ds-1), libperl5.26 (<< 5.26.1-3), libpg-query-dev (<= 13-2.1.2-2), librbl-dev (<= 2.11.0~beta2-7), libre-dev (<= 1.1.0-1+b1), libshishi-dev (<= 1.0.2-11), libslurm-dev (<= 21.08.8.2-1), libsocksd0-dev (<= 1.4.2+dfsg-7+b4), libspf2-dev (<= 1.2.10-7.1+b1), libstrophe-dev (<= 0.12.1-2), libtaningia-dev (<= 0.2.2-2+b1), libtrilinos-amesos-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-amesos2-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-anasazi-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-aztecoo-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-belos-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-epetra-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-epetraext-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-galeri-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-ifpack-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-ifpack2-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-intrepid-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-intrepid2-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-isorropia-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-kokkos-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-kokkos-kernels-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-komplex-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-ml-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-moertel-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-muelu-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-nox-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-phalanx-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-pike-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-piro-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-pliris-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-rol-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-rtop-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-rythmos-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-sacado-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-shylu-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-stokhos-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-stratimikos-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-teko-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-teuchos-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-thyra-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-tpetra-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-trilinoscouplings-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-triutils-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-xpetra-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libtrilinos-zoltan2-dev (<= 13.2.0-3), libvbr-dev (<= 2.11.0~beta2-7), libvisp-dev (<= 3.5.0-2+b1), libvotca-dev (<= 2022-3), libvtk6-dev (<= 6.3.0+dfsg2-8.1+b1), libvtk7-dev (<= 7.1.1+dfsg2-10.2), open-vm-tools-dev (<= 2:12.0.5-2), pidgin-librvp (<= 0.9.7cvs-3), proftpd-dev (<= 1.3.7d+dfsg-2), python3.7 (<< 3.7.7-1+b1), python3.8 (<< 3.8.2-1+b1), slurm-wlm-basic-plugins-dev (<= 21.08.8.2-1)
Description: GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files
Description-md5: 1bbdc717d9acdb44db940928d570e749
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Build-Essential: yes
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib,
suite::gnu
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.36-9+deb12u4_amd64.deb
Size: 1897000
MD5sum: 9027116f4c729bcc907738fc577f3cec
SHA256: 30738902428d12ff78b50b92d0a4b5c64e21426be8f6da0562183790d952a8e3