How to Install and Uninstall g++-multilib Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: June 02,2024

1. Install "g++-multilib" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install g++-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                g++-multilib
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "g++-multilib" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall g++-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: g++-multilib
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: optional
Section: devel
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: 6
Depends: cpp (>= 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3), gcc-multilib (>= 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3), g++ (>= 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3), g++-7-multilib (>= 7.4.0-1~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/g++-multilib_7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1020
MD5sum: 479125e6c12ba0332e6a97583bb6089f
SHA1: ef93b37964fb2cae96926d55734d8777ad883ac1
SHA256: 0368445194bdb0a46c403bd986f20c3fea1c7cbc0953bc3724e2db6af8d61ea4
SHA512: 306e3e2553c87b23af6f4851fa28d9cc953dd6399542c70fdd5c8cbce0a2230104a77ee886a560f2781b1dfb4cf637b43f7694f36f1b3524639d8ba5d277788c
Description: GNU C++ compiler (multilib files)
Description-md5: 13fdd3cac1ee1ffe86b871f781067316
Supported: 5y

Package: g++-multilib
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: gcc-defaults (1.176ubuntu2)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: cpp (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2), gcc-multilib (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2), g++ (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2), g++-7-multilib (>= 7.3.0-12~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/g++-multilib_7.3.0-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1020
MD5sum: f2c0c4f150aeb9cb3629a405f3b748e0
SHA1: 8620c1dc88717a44b32af34cb5189a3da3c31b67
SHA256: 3f21a4026265dbc166ae341fe564c253156f51456dc6fd936bea550a674946e9
Description: GNU C++ compiler (multilib files)
Description-md5: 13fdd3cac1ee1ffe86b871f781067316
Supported: 5y