How to Install and Uninstall g++-8-multilib Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "g++-8-multilib" package

This tutorial shows how to install g++-8-multilib on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                g++-8-multilib
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "g++-8-multilib" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall g++-8-multilib on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 g++-8-multilib package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: g++-8-multilib
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.4.0-3ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: gcc-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: gcc-8-base (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), g++-8 (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), gcc-8-multilib (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), lib32stdc++-8-dev (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), libx32stdc++-8-dev (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2)
Suggests: lib32stdc++6-8-dbg (>= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), libx32stdc++6-8-dbg (>= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/g++-8-multilib_8.4.0-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1080
MD5sum: 27db8773feddcbcd9238a5b1e9b2243c
SHA1: c192a7c8b346deb45fdf11aa656f78c36c75ede8
SHA256: 1cb05e1c63ff8c9e39d4a7044ec660b94842cdf0342cd8f7df872a899dea8937
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: GNU C++ compiler (multilib support)
Description-md5: 291f2f15035d2eb62358c5157bbae10c