How to Install and Uninstall ccache Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "ccache" package

Please follow the steps below to install ccache on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ccache on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: ccache
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joel Rosdahl
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1239
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2)
Suggests: distcc | icecc
Filename: pool/main/c/ccache/ccache_4.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 389324
MD5sum: 1ae5fccdb209672c4e67463e2fe198b0
SHA1: 92fb9513995608261aef9dfc32340dd5c20ffdaa
SHA256: db037bdbb74ff90b8a04db7a8c10cfd11ed41510477c9851b004d6f238a488fe
SHA512: b1d87c1bb70b6aa29ee811502e8aea54d6ef408b4386b782940704ff336bc6ef392d2c55b89cad67eccc2729bbca5097bf41dd6e430647a016cc2800a9058884
Homepage: https://ccache.dev
Description-en: Compiler cache for fast recompilation of C/C++ code
Ccache is a compiler cache. It speeds up recompilation by caching
previous compilations and detecting when the same compilation is
being done again.
Description-md5: ee6cfd684c9def102ca8cd664767a949