How to Install and Uninstall protobuf-compiler Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "protobuf-compiler" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                protobuf-compiler
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "protobuf-compiler" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall protobuf-compiler on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: protobuf-compiler
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Source: protobuf
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 102
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libprotoc17 (= 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: libprotobuf-dev
Filename: pool/universe/p/protobuf/protobuf-compiler_3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2_amd64.deb
Size: 27556
MD5sum: e3a48336938def8d0d9a80fd57209d5a
SHA1: 1caf8a0bd4c92f55e20ebc588f7af3a7202bfc74
SHA256: 561fd50a28865d2f1702f2cb392aba94948ab7f90b528176e59725da12c4644a
SHA512: 6a64bfb6683adcb3c1908e6f0634cc84490f662665ab9b5c9d41129eed843a9f1c7e644dfca2387c899290b233325b1908dba8c4deb8534c01811dfeb1cf8a25
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Description: compiler for protocol buffer definition files
Description-md5: 1054ab94728e41bc0d59a82d40d1611e

Package: protobuf-compiler
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Source: protobuf
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 102
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libprotoc17 (= 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: libprotobuf-dev
Filename: pool/universe/p/protobuf/protobuf-compiler_3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 27560
MD5sum: a35abc7788f4dd0b6e295366040c911f
SHA1: 400eb6934b4ed01de065ce5c24be718ad4b16df8
SHA256: 68a5f25590016828b7cbfb06e7c735f36046abc303b654a2d52b293384f14ab8
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Description: compiler for protocol buffer definition files
Description-md5: 1054ab94728e41bc0d59a82d40d1611e