How to Install and Uninstall gcc Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "gcc" package

This guide let you learn how to install gcc on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gcc 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 gcc package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: gcc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:9.3.0-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: gcc-defaults (1.185.1ubuntu2)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 50
Provides: c-compiler, gcc-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 4:9.3.0-1ubuntu2)
Depends: cpp (= 4:9.3.0-1ubuntu2), gcc-9 (>= 9.3.0-3~)
Recommends: libc6-dev | libc-dev
Suggests: gcc-multilib, make, manpages-dev, autoconf, automake, libtool, flex, bison, gdb, gcc-doc
Conflicts: gcc-doc (<< 1:2.95.3)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/gcc_9.3.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 5208
MD5sum: c8434d667d10beb0f15ae2e175ead386
SHA1: ac589aa5799c3705383a16679fd9e968bcc6385e
SHA256: 78ab6a8841c68300ba39992e8e33190371e133b3592c601ed3052d54e2ba59ea
Description: GNU C compiler
Description-md5: c7efd71c7c651a9ac8b2adf36b137790
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Build-Essential: yes