How to Install and Uninstall libc6 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libc6" package

This is a short guide on how to install libc6 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libc6 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc6 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.32-0ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13093
Depends: libgcc-s1, libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu4), libnss-nis, libnss-nisplus
Recommends: libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.5~)
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Breaks: hurd (<< 1:0.9.git20170910-1), ioquake3 (<< 1.36+u20200211.f2c61c1~dfsg-2~), iraf-fitsutil (<< 2018.07.06-4), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.32), locales-all (<< 2.32), macs (<< 2.2.7.1-3~), nocache (<< 1.1-1~), nscd (<< 2.32), openarena (<< 0.8.8+dfsg-4~), openssh-server (<< 1:8.2p1-4), r-cran-later (<< 0.7.5+dfsg-2), wcc (<< 0.0.2+dfsg-3)
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.32-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 2683020
MD5sum: ea0d4a4b0b8e83bea09d7576206f120c
SHA1: 82310db9f0e9657d51a710378d02ea0fd59f1da2
SHA256: 245ad03c665e4a3ce05bbe26c2e13dd60dd7d975e645013b9194cc5e8e3bc41a
SHA512: 81a03d510d4a98adc031387748f4981437e6a427298737f6c828cc4c3d4a8a7516a597af12ec979bd3246eddc50034000d14f50a9dd0486890bcc1a75df7b464
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description-en: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
and the standard math library, as well as many others.
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Task: minimal
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git