How to Install and Uninstall glibc-source Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 20,2024

1. Install "glibc-source" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install glibc-source on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                glibc-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "glibc-source" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall glibc-source on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                glibc-source
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the glibc-source package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: glibc-source
Source: glibc
Version: 2.31-13+deb11u3
Installed-Size: 24073
Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Architecture: all
Recommends: xz-utils
Breaks: cross-toolchain-base (<< 45~), cross-toolchain-base-mipsen (<< 10), cross-toolchain-base-ports (<< 37~)
Description: GNU C Library: sources
Description-md5: 1892ef83f2f36db0d236ccc041158b32
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/glibc-source_2.31-13+deb11u3_all.deb
Size: 18566184
MD5sum: 072c4419ae5d3ad67925a6820370a028
SHA256: 8622c20c3094b7449cc45526574b4191565567937b21f59434efc1b6343e966f