How to Install and Uninstall binutils Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "binutils" package

This guide let you learn how to install binutils on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                binutils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "binutils" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall binutils on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                binutils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the binutils package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: binutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.42-3ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Build-Essential: yes
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 159
Provides: binutils-gold, elf-binutils
Depends: binutils-common (= 2.42-3ubuntu1), libbinutils (= 2.42-3ubuntu1), binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 2.42-3ubuntu1)
Suggests: binutils-doc (>= 2.42-3ubuntu1), gprofng-gui
Conflicts: binutils-mingw-w64-i686 (<< 2.23.52.20130612-1+3), binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 (<< 2.23.52.20130612-1+3), binutils-multiarch (<< 2.27-8), modutils (<< 2.4.19-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/binutils/binutils_2.42-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 18036
MD5sum: b643fade51b496c88b22cb0e688e2f3b
SHA1: 16ea67a18b02e4a12feefb8905e4ce6ce15c8178
SHA256: f047bb9c3db90cb28d334e2c5bcc0914e1688e6e14d37afeb52100917e87c107
SHA512: 6b3db637a43f212b7ab9d13c96da466183ed026039ce892cef306959d2095e3980d2ca8b166b1faf4e2a07b4911586cab35c77d8d55e0043f170c9a9811dc98f
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Description-md5: fde49b4cfeaad346a6e094f973da28d7
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