How to Install and Uninstall libstdc++-8-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 30,2024

1. Install "libstdc++-8-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libstdc++-8-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libstdc++-8-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libstdc++-8-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: libstdc++-8-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.4.0-3ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: gcc-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16115
Provides: libstdc++-dev
Depends: gcc-8-base (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), libgcc-8-dev (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), libstdc++6 (>= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), libc6-dev (>= 2.13-0ubuntu6)
Suggests: libstdc++-8-doc
Conflicts: libg++2.8-dev, libg++27-dev, libg++272-dev (<< 2.7.2.8-1), libstdc++2.10-dev (<< 1:2.95.3-2), libstdc++2.8-dev, libstdc++2.9-dev, libstdc++2.9-glibc2.1-dev, libstdc++3.0-dev
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/libstdc++-8-dev_8.4.0-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1537280
MD5sum: ebbe1705da819f434e3ace5ca637b914
SHA1: f4aca81dab44755e3eb8614646f7e5dab4119b36
SHA256: 5c23053a1c1332b48c44984bb28d38cf487f83cfb08e938918e5854d750a9f0d
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files)
Description-md5: a197f2aec835e5fc6f8f76039d8a7c4e