How to Install and Uninstall cpp-4.8 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "cpp-4.8" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cpp-4.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cpp-4.8" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall cpp-4.8 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-4.8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cpp-4.8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.8.5-4ubuntu8
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Source: gcc-4.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13200
Depends: gcc-4.8-base (= 4.8.5-4ubuntu8), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libmpc3, libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: gcc-4.8-locales (>= 4.8)
Replaces: gcc-4.6 (<< 4.6.1-9)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-4.8/cpp-4.8_4.8.5-4ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 4368256
MD5sum: a887deb99b7fdb31261d1a54a0d53a76
SHA1: 0af45c8e60ba8a055cb1cbe8a83437eaf0ef3b73
SHA256: 53551ab568c9c171e76313e9a38daa804320395fb3b3ab72b722eeb179dfbd4e
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: GNU C preprocessor
Description-md5: 93a75b5e1f4b43c36eba0239b6fab6a3