How to Install and Uninstall sse4.2-support Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "sse4.2-support" package

Please follow the guidance below to install sse4.2-support on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                sse4.2-support
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sse4.2-support" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall sse4.2-support on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                sse4.2-support
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sse4.2-support package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: sse4.2-support
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Source: isa-support
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Adam Borowski
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 23
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5)
Filename: pool/universe/i/isa-support/sse4.2-support_5_amd64.deb
Size: 8096
MD5sum: b0d80c967d86a15d1f76c301bbf5b3c5
SHA1: 0983bbe24aa51e034cea54441ec89c23706db447
SHA256: d0f47a09832e6648d1f47242995398c6932131688b6814fb63525abdbf515f30
SHA512: d2b7151bd8de1309df054804b31154e9f6fe91916c33f6f06493d959e3bdf63bc4287f0194128b8586b9566a17b7e12c78ae74df5fd33654e352da594a6c2928
Description-en: prevent installation on processors without required instructions
This is a mostly dummy package, whose only purpose is to detect the presence
of sse4.2. It refuses to install on inadequate processors, thus allowing
specifying such a requirement as a dependency.
Description-md5: efe5ccc9b69541df6cc3924de0165e95