How to Install and Uninstall libc6 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libc6" package

Please follow the steps below to install libc6 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc6" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libc6 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.27-3ubuntu1.6
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11886
Depends: libgcc1
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Conflicts: openrc (<< 0.27-2~)
Breaks: hurd (<< 1:0.5.git20140203-1), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.27), locales-all (<< 2.27), nscd (<< 2.27)
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.27-3ubuntu1.6_amd64.deb
Size: 2831000
MD5sum: 53e1775de3e80236c4b71ae1f160afc3
SHA1: e41dc55f7b0f207d1f0f16930f41570b51800ad9
SHA256: 5b813d4512491cd8fb30b2eb9192349ee75ffe3c9f21ae136cc7b2429f70c3b2
SHA512: fcc0a0f69acd8fd6897668023cd429489a59bbf9fa9a8ca4edf012636f1c3838cc940a324bfc2b1d02cdfbb00965cf02d48f2b47d9df1291d9801dc8afa63cd0
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Task: minimal
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git
Supported: 5y

Package: libc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.27-3ubuntu1.5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11887
Depends: libgcc1
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Conflicts: openrc (<< 0.27-2~)
Breaks: hurd (<< 1:0.5.git20140203-1), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.27), locales-all (<< 2.27), nscd (<< 2.27)
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.27-3ubuntu1.5_amd64.deb
Size: 2829792
MD5sum: aef43cd3a8359820eb9a027c19a056c8
SHA1: 47e5405d0f9c7ff40daff7ec010ff816d901f35e
SHA256: c4af07dc8a2fdc9c4f25f103cd03bcca7231c19d9ac9171fa7eb5eecb7fc46d7
SHA512: 84869a5cf0903b1045c7e7e58c6bfcf9800c40fdc8b651087fa448ea2af1c18158df29b92af6dd0113ea77e627a23d7a4da4bae683db6d33f8d9104f044f207f
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Task: minimal
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git
Supported: 5y

Package: libc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.27-3ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11877
Depends: libgcc1
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Conflicts: openrc (<< 0.27-2~)
Breaks: hurd (<< 1:0.5.git20140203-1), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.27), locales-all (<< 2.27), nscd (<< 2.27)
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.27-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2824500
MD5sum: 4dbd1d7f5828ca977ed0fad6781f0b8d
SHA1: 988553c1256169e148eae5367c82774c33bad08d
SHA256: 1e1eb86fd646aa68f7144ec692b837b6b352d215880c6a2d0c92c19d36938427
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y