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

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "libgfortran-4.8-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libgfortran-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgfortran-4.8-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libgfortran-4.8-dev 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 libgfortran-4.8-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libgfortran-4.8-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.8.5-4ubuntu8
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: gcc-4.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2612
Depends: gcc-4.8-base (= 4.8.5-4ubuntu8), libgcc-4.8-dev (= 4.8.5-4ubuntu8), libgfortran3 (>= 4.8.5-4ubuntu8)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-4.8/libgfortran-4.8-dev_4.8.5-4ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 266192
MD5sum: 4fcdb6abd7e81c3657e8b8b805f5e948
SHA1: 11f5198219fd8603c773614602bda5738b8fbc40
SHA256: 61ebd3eee46e856f9cf8d36bddb2437aaafb9a9618a31a999d6780738aa2c5c9
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: Runtime library for GNU Fortran applications (development files)
Description-md5: 146f5739f84c8211389d84c7aa5bf949