How to Install and Uninstall protobuf-compiler Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "protobuf-compiler" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install protobuf-compiler on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                protobuf-compiler
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "protobuf-compiler" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall protobuf-compiler on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


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

Package: protobuf-compiler
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.21.12-8ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Source: protobuf
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 113
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libprotoc32 (= 3.21.12-8ubuntu5), libstdc++6 (>= 13.1)
Recommends: libprotobuf-dev
Suggests: protobuf-mode-el
Filename: pool/universe/p/protobuf/protobuf-compiler_3.21.12-8ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 28950
MD5sum: 0a13a8167a9584b1ed4dbb31a3bd3edb
SHA1: 43fbd00994d50e1094bd293c0fe38c9667faed24
SHA256: 4c1bb7d4324cf56b0cd23fc650059e0c62a3705c05789c188070dc145388333d
SHA512: ca083b5d7e9cc538b7e9a8cefbd2fbdc1d8737d34cb407ea124fc25ffb9f704d06a05e65b05687e6488d638fcc2e6c12b46437cf287c60892806c7802d903ef6
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Description: compiler for protocol buffer definition files
Description-md5: 1054ab94728e41bc0d59a82d40d1611e