How to Install and Uninstall libc6 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libc6" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libc6 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc6" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libc6 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc6 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.31-0ubuntu9.14
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13239
Depends: libgcc-s1, libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu4)
Recommends: libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.5~)
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Conflicts: openrc (<< 0.27-2~)
Breaks: hurd (<< 1:0.9.git20170910-1), iraf-fitsutil (<< 2018.07.06-4), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.31), locales-all (<< 2.31), nocache (<< 1.1-1~), nscd (<< 2.31), r-cran-later (<< 0.7.5+dfsg-2), wcc (<< 0.0.2+dfsg-3)
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.31-0ubuntu9.14_amd64.deb
Size: 2724848
MD5sum: 3be2b38f2449f38f52ace466f11db45b
SHA1: 7ab2153a34c01bfe891e33391912feb9e825eedc
SHA256: a469164a97599aaef2552512acfd91c8830dc8d5e8053f9c02215ff9cd36673c
SHA512: 4d75e9f1a4e6cad2194b92531703499565ca07e575f78507f72b668cdf9872fdc369ad6851b5d5514f16fa0f646d74b2e984ba48b0a7e4d192b73b077b6f039c
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Task: minimal
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git

Package: libc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.31-0ubuntu9
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13245
Depends: libgcc-s1, libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu4)
Recommends: libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.5~)
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Conflicts: openrc (<< 0.27-2~)
Breaks: hurd (<< 1:0.9.git20170910-1), iraf-fitsutil (<< 2018.07.06-4), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.31), locales-all (<< 2.31), nocache (<< 1.1-1~), nscd (<< 2.31), r-cran-later (<< 0.7.5+dfsg-2), wcc (<< 0.0.2+dfsg-3)
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.31-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb
Size: 2713080
MD5sum: f98ce849a5117fc6a2c97707f65e4baa
SHA1: 498409b37ded590503c83f335ab2af576265d467
SHA256: 847a68e5f1ec2cd4e6fc191c5eaf0547445dd5c473c7617c068ba4441f63b292
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Task: minimal