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

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "glibc-source" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install glibc-source on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                glibc-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "glibc-source" package

Learn how to uninstall glibc-source on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: glibc-source
Architecture: all
Version: 2.31-0ubuntu9.14
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 23581
Recommends: xz-utils
Conflicts: eglibc-source
Breaks: cross-toolchain-base (<< 29~), cross-toolchain-base-ports (<< 25~)
Replaces: eglibc-source
Filename: pool/universe/g/glibc/glibc-source_2.31-0ubuntu9.14_all.deb
Size: 18278572
MD5sum: 9738fa1d619d5b64fb351260e2b508a1
SHA1: 047f3b192cb367d32ac7ca2d321cc0d70ddbbaae
SHA256: b8a2161964ba7ddf842d724965560440518c395ef9bb6060ab020693d55ce498
SHA512: dc948da79d41a4cb0a0e9436b1d56d9887ba819585843ff54442c91d55f241a34f3d0804a0bfd1bd8bea74fa69109e9ad15f4186710bad927c90299e8f8aa2f8
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: sources
Description-md5: 1892ef83f2f36db0d236ccc041158b32
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git

Package: glibc-source
Architecture: all
Version: 2.31-0ubuntu9
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 23334
Recommends: xz-utils
Conflicts: eglibc-source
Breaks: cross-toolchain-base (<< 29~), cross-toolchain-base-ports (<< 25~)
Replaces: eglibc-source
Filename: pool/universe/g/glibc/glibc-source_2.31-0ubuntu9_all.deb
Size: 18236904
MD5sum: cb1669fea51afb9601381229b1131c08
SHA1: 286c5cb7c9d86d96b5615cdd49b57c5bffe74289
SHA256: c94d649e8c13e970228200bdb90a8505e1b51c15a13ef0eaa86e536df0adc746
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: sources
Description-md5: 1892ef83f2f36db0d236ccc041158b32