How to Install and Uninstall binutils-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "binutils-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install binutils-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                binutils-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "binutils-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall binutils-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                binutils-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the binutils-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: binutils-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.36.1-6ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: devel
Source: binutils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 30768
Provides: libbfd-dev
Depends: binutils (= 2.36.1-6ubuntu1), libbinutils (= 2.36.1-6ubuntu1), libctf0 (= 2.36.1-6ubuntu1), libctf-nobfd0 (= 2.36.1-6ubuntu1)
Conflicts: libbfd-dev
Replaces: libbfd-dev, libc5-dev
Filename: pool/main/b/binutils/binutils-dev_2.36.1-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 4196960
MD5sum: 03836c7fdc5fe0029f162502c3625ca0
SHA1: 77cf882eef68fe2ff8bb5ccfc4cc73e86c478a03
SHA256: ce10cac2a2f08d794f23e2a4007c48f7d8942b93188dc9456248086485a6b37f
SHA512: 13c64d78684a9eac375dd348c7e29f68c0902e8a81c1d9d985fb26665e5f11c48bf7cdfcca78e85ccbf0fd5107bc5c6669791c1a8e3cb40fbbc0f2df7329cc4e
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description-en: GNU binary utilities (BFD development files)
This package includes header files and static libraries necessary to build
programs which use the GNU BFD library, which is part of binutils. Note
that building Debian packages which depend on the shared libbfd is Not
Allowed.
Description-md5: ddc22c04156534b000b4f021b88a6023