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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "cpp" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cpp on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpp package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cpp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: interpreters
Source: gcc-defaults (1.176ubuntu2.3)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 64
Depends: cpp-7 (>= 7.4.0-1~)
Suggests: cpp-doc
Conflicts: cpp-doc (<< 1:2.95.3)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/cpp_7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 27656
MD5sum: 9912f9cee4d862e921b3713e6de01048
SHA1: 5f88b0e611931058e2fd624ed2eeafe9d56fa556
SHA256: 6587837e97571bf64e5b673d0f0923b52e3f4e601e15df3907f9a246dd3eaae4
SHA512: 8355a28c5d8d9bf3610a9a13a6eb176dba39199453c39ede7b99c87e87e55bcc5d23335c0e772491ca13d52e422e934e8f74b8183c45c891e4923075d2f869b8
Description: GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
Description-md5: aa450f6a454bdd6b0d8d9862a9240255
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: cpp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: interpreters
Source: gcc-defaults (1.176ubuntu2)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 64
Depends: cpp-7 (>= 7.3.0-12~)
Suggests: cpp-doc
Conflicts: cpp-doc (<< 1:2.95.3)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/cpp_7.3.0-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 27516
MD5sum: 6a424a78d36d274e3b00d7a290da7161
SHA1: 4249dc09764852fb3b6884bcec25f25e0bc4dab5
SHA256: 85ffe343a0829ba931fe5aaf12e4c5c05fa9ecfad93568ddaa86cfc149782a13
Description: GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
Description-md5: aa450f6a454bdd6b0d8d9862a9240255
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y