How to Install and Uninstall glibc.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 28,2024

1. Install "glibc.src" package

Please follow the steps below to install glibc.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "glibc.src" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall glibc.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the glibc.src package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : glibc
Version : 2.28
Release : 189.5.0.1.el8_6
Architecture : src
Size : 17 M
Source : None
Repository : ol8_appstream
Summary : The GNU libc libraries
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/glibc/
License : LGPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ and GPLv2+ with exceptions and BSD and Inner-Net and ISC and Public Domain and GFDL
Description : The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by
: multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and
: memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is
: kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package
: contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C
: library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a
: Linux system will not function.

Name : glibc
Version : 2.28
Release : 189.5.0.1.el8_6
Architecture : src
Size : 17 M
Source : None
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
Summary : The GNU libc libraries
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/glibc/
License : LGPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ and GPLv2+ with exceptions and BSD and Inner-Net and ISC and Public Domain and GFDL
Description : The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by
: multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and
: memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is
: kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package
: contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C
: library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a
: Linux system will not function.