How to Install and Uninstall glibc-source Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "glibc-source" package

Please follow the guidance below to install glibc-source on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                glibc-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "glibc-source" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall glibc-source on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: glibc-source
Architecture: all
Version: 2.33-0ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 24543
Recommends: xz-utils
Breaks: cross-toolchain-base (<< 45~), cross-toolchain-base-mipsen (<< 10), cross-toolchain-base-ports (<< 37~)
Filename: pool/universe/g/glibc/glibc-source_2.33-0ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 19356220
MD5sum: 135e74fdc015d7b2e87a76a5546e03d9
SHA1: 2a93be09786ac219dfaff7114f8be3fb3230811d
SHA256: a9aa3bbd27ddb7439534abd177c4adb81bfe987420eb0e8efdb519a8ee0be99d
SHA512: a037bf5751cc960fbf777a912a3af40dc743ea306fd82823bebf252142a94126ff81a6ae73052887ecdd629bf45e8263dd52c33fdc7d8212f42bb9eaa7936a84
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description-en: GNU C Library: sources
This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to
build glibc.
Description-md5: 1892ef83f2f36db0d236ccc041158b32
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git