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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libc6-dev" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libc6-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: libc6-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.31-0ubuntu9.14
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Build-Essential: yes
Section: libdevel
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19081
Provides: libc-dev
Depends: libc6 (= 2.31-0ubuntu9.14), libc-dev-bin (= 2.31-0ubuntu9.14), linux-libc-dev, libcrypt-dev
Suggests: glibc-doc, manpages-dev
Conflicts: libc0.1-dev, libc0.3-dev, libc6.1-dev
Breaks: binutils (<< 2.26), binutils-gold (<< 2.20.1-11), cmake (<< 2.8.4+dfsg.1-5), gcc-4.4 (<< 4.4.6-4), gcc-4.5 (<< 4.5.3-2), gcc-4.6 (<< 4.6.0-12), libhwloc-dev (<< 1.2-3), libjna-java (<< 3.2.7-4), liblouis-dev (<< 2.3.0-2), liblouisxml-dev (<< 2.4.0-2), libperl5.26 (<< 5.26.1-3), make (<< 3.81-8.1), pkg-config (<< 0.26-1)
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.31-0ubuntu9.14_amd64.deb
Size: 2519404
MD5sum: 5119adfb91eb5825785da6c7be3e4a83
SHA1: 960728d074cb41303c4d5307a25d267f35d70a35
SHA256: 935b86dcc468909db5c0bffbc9e688cb920d46ff52bcbde8a9321ceaa6663c6b
SHA512: 2362a2b1d2c9a5c144eeaea0f737e1486b041b2f16142259bd83c6e6fd144a4e08f515c64b49c75529d57ead42dbe4bc535f1819ddcfeb6b6f08aa07d411a199
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files
Description-md5: 1bbdc717d9acdb44db940928d570e749
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git

Package: libc6-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.31-0ubuntu9
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19070
Provides: libc-dev
Depends: libc6 (= 2.31-0ubuntu9), libc-dev-bin (= 2.31-0ubuntu9), linux-libc-dev, libcrypt-dev
Suggests: glibc-doc, manpages-dev
Conflicts: libc0.1-dev, libc0.3-dev, libc6.1-dev
Breaks: binutils (<< 2.26), binutils-gold (<< 2.20.1-11), cmake (<< 2.8.4+dfsg.1-5), gcc-4.4 (<< 4.4.6-4), gcc-4.5 (<< 4.5.3-2), gcc-4.6 (<< 4.6.0-12), libhwloc-dev (<< 1.2-3), libjna-java (<< 3.2.7-4), liblouis-dev (<< 2.3.0-2), liblouisxml-dev (<< 2.4.0-2), libperl5.26 (<< 5.26.1-3), make (<< 3.81-8.1), pkg-config (<< 0.26-1)
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.31-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb
Size: 2519944
MD5sum: d4868a13f87dfcdd80351a383e96e01b
SHA1: 9bf156dff3b3713fd23c0c070bce867fe226a34e
SHA256: adb78f38fb00c76af4384be7a4c5f41da242e05bea6b0483e03b7e0c86738477
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files
Description-md5: 1bbdc717d9acdb44db940928d570e749
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Build-Essential: yes