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

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "binutils-for-build" package

Learn how to install binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "binutils-for-build" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: binutils-for-build
Architecture: all
Version: 2.36.1-6ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: binutils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: binutils (>= 2.30-2), binutils-common (>= 2.30-2)
Filename: pool/universe/b/binutils/binutils-for-build_2.36.1-6ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 1132
MD5sum: 7b5c6b660a1cbf821c2ee8d940bd1157
SHA1: 46189ea344d1e85df3510ef8cbf94079c9d92d2d
SHA256: 923d538c294c84f1a1087bfba837f34b94631a33acb6eead4645741fc5c2111e
SHA512: c9e12442e933ed86d2f274fb2fc34fcfaebf7622f46f90ff542d9d42350996c1781aea079b3f3ea81808b083a6f0042ebd2fbc445e6ac84445e0c67d4fcdd70f
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description-en: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the build architecture
The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate
binary and object files for the native architecture. They may be used in
conjunction with a build architecture compiler and various libraries to build
programs. When using binutils through this metapackage, tools without an
architecture prefix must be used.
Description-md5: 3e7c61cc537f12c56d442cedd307bcd5