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

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "gcc-8-base" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install gcc-8-base on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gcc-8-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gcc-8-base" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gcc-8-base on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: gcc-8-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.4.0-4ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: gcc-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 118
Breaks: gnat (<< 7), gnat-6 (<< 6.4)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/gcc-8-base_8.4.0-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 18712
MD5sum: 36e6cca1e53f9ec2e634b890890a9946
SHA1: b635ac64554da40033d96e71e9db01d0971df041
SHA256: cba1157636d3daf04bc059007e55547647fef93458bc8fb9070ed1d52b2d1e49
SHA512: 9b3175f571be033a2f91e14f4cad07c9fa314cb4e7f25633dc2435aa17129e64459605ef56fbd71cb379965772d24bd651a8f692fa8ab5b32619e474d098c09d
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description-en: GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
This package contains files common to all languages and libraries
contained in the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
Description-md5: b6e93638a6d08ea7a18929d7cf078e5d