How to Install and Uninstall libgc-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libgc-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libgc-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

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


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

Package: libgc-dev
Source: libgc
Version: 1:8.0.4-3
Installed-Size: 940
Maintainer: Christoph Egger
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libgc1 (= 1:8.0.4-3), libc-dev
Description: conservative garbage collector for C (development)
Description-md5: 6024ab577069982922a45069ab44dff3
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.hboehm.info/gc/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::lang:c++, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libg/libgc/libgc-dev_8.0.4-3_amd64.deb
Size: 397948
MD5sum: ca22c9dc605cf67d52804a7961874ad4
SHA256: 95ba2b7b4f7c179375200177de22bae9a66e87c2b4832189f55b57ea128e1952