How to Install and Uninstall glibc.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "glibc.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install glibc.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                glibc.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "glibc.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall glibc.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                glibc.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the glibc.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 8

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Installed Packages
Name : glibc
Version : 2.28
Release : 189.5.0.1.el8_6
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 6.4 M
Source : glibc-2.28-189.5.0.1.el8_6.src.rpm
Repository : @System
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.