How to Install and Uninstall build-essential Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "build-essential" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install build-essential on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                build-essential
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "build-essential" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall build-essential on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                build-essential
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the build-essential package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: build-essential
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12.8ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Build-Essential: yes
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Depends: libc6-dev | libc-dev, gcc (>= 4:9.2), g++ (>= 4:9.2), make, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.11)
Filename: pool/main/b/build-essential/build-essential_12.8ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 4664
MD5sum: 0b5fa190c4f9965ddff12fc0b2afd2b0
SHA1: 7305d9141302c5cdfad940f3e872518692e880ee
SHA256: 50be2bfb66a8ce034179c7d95e5f177cce714e897028e1f4cacb564997b1c9e6
SHA512: 436874793cae31db0aa0029e01ced2567d626c1b1e2b4203052c8844889fc64c323d7d6fafab612664676a19d4710d91a657304a075b2d9a6b46f60614a23ed3
Description: Informational list of build-essential packages
Description-md5: 90ef0ef86cafda0bd16f746eb621d9da
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop

Package: build-essential
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12.8ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 20
Depends: libc6-dev | libc-dev, gcc (>= 4:9.2), g++ (>= 4:9.2), make, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.11)
Filename: pool/main/b/build-essential/build-essential_12.8ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 4624
MD5sum: 547e2c7cef285002691b1e0fc1055b7f
SHA1: ea6d9ca04160947e5cf4e81b8af56d8f75fe87aa
SHA256: 6292fa54511a0d1c0f8c798de35e23318375de006a5df9a7c3369d7d9d7afa84
Description: Informational list of build-essential packages
Description-md5: 90ef0ef86cafda0bd16f746eb621d9da
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Build-Essential: yes