How to Install and Uninstall clang-8 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "clang-8" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install clang-8 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                clang-8
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "clang-8" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall clang-8 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                clang-8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the clang-8 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: clang-8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:8.0.1-10build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: llvm-toolchain-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: LLVM Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 31148
Provides: c++-compiler, c-compiler, objc-compiler
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libllvm8 (>= 1:8~svn298832-1~), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libstdc++-8-dev, libgcc-8-dev, libobjc-8-dev, libclang-common-8-dev (= 1:8.0.1-10build1), libclang1-8 (= 1:8.0.1-10build1), libc6-dev, binutils
Recommends: llvm-8-dev, python3, libomp-8-dev
Suggests: clang-8-doc
Filename: pool/universe/l/llvm-toolchain-8/clang-8_8.0.1-10build1_amd64.deb
Size: 7981008
MD5sum: a3a577eef981ac1a4f84ebf9fb68227c
SHA1: 11db6908b42f450851d691b3746bf9a118990dc7
SHA256: 5e48c5245f3d35ffad00f4d067234df070a7bfc666462d5a636500515ef4b61c
SHA512: ee2c84084498dd61d9fa868b573f31415c833cade523fb1d8b2d49f11b99cfd294532e41f44905b6a3cb10af17cdad9b9ef78fb37c316b305d0f900186a1f336
Homepage: https://www.llvm.org/
Description-en: C, C++ and Objective-C compiler
Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end
based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the
GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
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Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11 and 14 standards and also
provides most of the support of C++17.
Description-md5: 224e1c81284b37e6720b78f6cf56d36b