How to Install and Uninstall libgfortran5 Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "libgfortran5" package

This is a short guide on how to install libgfortran5 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgfortran5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgfortran5" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libgfortran5 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgfortran5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgfortran5 package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libgfortran5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 14-20240303-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: gcc-14
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3120
Depends: gcc-14-base (= 14-20240303-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.38), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.3)
Breaks: gcc-4.3 (<< 4.3.6-1), gcc-4.4 (<< 4.4.6-4), gcc-4.5 (<< 4.5.3-2)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-14/libgfortran5_14-20240303-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 923652
MD5sum: bf911a2d7b4e9dea4eaae7413daa9ddf
SHA1: bbc11aa35452a5630cb62aa53b8b26c9a1bbb929
SHA256: 63675acef5e46ccf738f0406c3f1aaa26576bf9d6599240feb4f963b49c618cc
SHA512: fc8e2a40ed8db6cff77c202844745c37f1b9f61927851161ebb7bfddfa7f661c7988e3a0d155a2f731c471778081fb4d67ad97ecf9a3f4d123598c9704cd9cbc
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: Runtime library for GNU Fortran applications
Description-md5: bb4b9e7dbbaa67e95441936718b11f39
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