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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gcc-multilib" package

Learn how to install gcc-multilib on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gcc-multilib on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: gcc-multilib
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: 8
Depends: cpp (= 4:9.3.0-1ubuntu2), gcc (= 4:9.3.0-1ubuntu2), gcc-9-multilib (>= 9.3.0-3~), linux-libc-dev (>= 3.0.0-2)
Conflicts: gcc-10-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-10-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-10-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-10-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-10-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-10-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-10-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-10-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-10-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-10-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-10-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-10-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-10-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-10-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-10-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-10-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-10-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-x86-64-linux-gnux32, gcc-4.9-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-4.9-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-4.9-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-4.9-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-4.9-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-4.9-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-5-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-5-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-5-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-5-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-5-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-5-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-5-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-5-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-5-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-5-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-5-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-5-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-5-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-5-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-5-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-5-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-5-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-5-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-6-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-6-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-6-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-6-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-6-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-6-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-6-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-6-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-6-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-6-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-6-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-6-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-6-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-6-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-6-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-6-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-6-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-7-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-7-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-7-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-7-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-7-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-7-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-7-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-7-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-7-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-7-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-7-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-7-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-7-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-7-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-7-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-7-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-x86-64-linux-gnux32, gcc-8-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-8-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-8-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-8-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-8-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-8-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-8-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-8-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-8-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-8-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-8-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-8-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-8-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-8-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-8-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-8-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32, gcc-9-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-9-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-9-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-9-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-9-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-9-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-9-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-9-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-9-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-9-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-9-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-9-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-9-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-9-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-9-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-9-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-9-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/gcc-multilib_9.3.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1516
MD5sum: fca3a1bde0826af350e5494f7d1bbfcd
SHA1: 1bdfcb04fc26145cd0b87b3baa3fef3e36cf51d4
SHA256: 88db3bd11e3d41a658abc120afaec0589463e5f7dbcc17144423d6b6a77b51ee
Description: GNU C compiler (multilib files)
Description-md5: 2d7198d97e45eb764af5065748ccb88f