How to Install and Uninstall binutils Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "binutils" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install binutils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall binutils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: binutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 104
Provides: binutils-gold, elf-binutils
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), binutils-common (= 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7), libbinutils (= 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7), binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7)
Suggests: binutils-doc (>= 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7)
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_2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7_amd64.deb
Size: 3388
MD5sum: 86a8f0488dba153ddf75e06bbec233ba
SHA1: befabaf9f6f50a99ac62be119d90c5c93d17f866
SHA256: 12fec42545b48f9180f92a1684235e4735ac96e26f80a37e898c415b912f3882
SHA512: a6b6b6140f3f300ac7d480ce130f1aec9ec8944f4d609554182cecb69967494ddcd6994faf7b504003c5f9396cdd86d560ed5b1d1405e2f76b53cfae5467eddf
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Description-md5: fde49b4cfeaad346a6e094f973da28d7
Task: ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: binutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.30-15ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 101
Provides: binutils-gold, elf-binutils
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), binutils-common (= 2.30-15ubuntu1), libbinutils (= 2.30-15ubuntu1), binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 2.30-15ubuntu1)
Suggests: binutils-doc (>= 2.30-15ubuntu1)
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_2.30-15ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 3392
MD5sum: 646fcf7e339f506f7235e8b2aceed923
SHA1: b07f0ee2ba01d1534fd7d9fed4b010867afa9500
SHA256: 00cf3ef2459b72a663f388498571febceb766306a81abad546d352522ff22c8f
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Description-md5: fde49b4cfeaad346a6e094f973da28d7
Task: ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y