How to Install and Uninstall gcc-8-source Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "gcc-8-source" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install gcc-8-source on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gcc-8-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gcc-8-source" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall gcc-8-source on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gcc-8-source
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcc-8-source package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: gcc-8-source
Architecture: all
Version: 8.4.0-3ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
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: 69203
Depends: make, quilt, patchutils, sharutils, gawk, lsb-release, m4, libtool, autoconf2.64
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/gcc-8-source_8.4.0-3ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 67931884
MD5sum: a156394f3d1b944630d5b5808e5a6078
SHA1: 60732af7fa6bec7d58671a8d1ac0573d224f9547
SHA256: bc031ae3122440aa1ced3e1b40b9c008f22952658701a4acf87b3ae432363e87
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: Source of the GNU Compiler Collection
Description-md5: cb00049993a8c14b73bb041c050eb8c5