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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "libnewlib-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libnewlib-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libnewlib-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libnewlib-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnewlib-dev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libnewlib-dev
Source: newlib
Version: 3.3.0-1.3
Installed-Size: 913
Maintainer: Agustin Henze
Architecture: all
Replaces: libnewlib0
Suggests: libnewlib-arm-none-eabi, gcc-arm-none-eabi
Breaks: libnewlib0
Description: C library and math library intended for use on embedded systems
Description-md5: 162c7aade6589c92a4fbbfc3569b799e
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/newlib/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/newlib/libnewlib-dev_3.3.0-1.3_all.deb
Size: 262132
MD5sum: d7316f978049843292e53eb1fce2015a
SHA256: b607f4a80d06833cf45051b620cf40e7da3e82c704b227c9a4389f5bc1373037