How to Install and Uninstall libc-bin Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libc-bin" package

This is a short guide on how to install libc-bin on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc-bin
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc-bin" package

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


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

Package: libc-bin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.33-0ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3843
Depends: libc6 (>> 2.33), libc6 (<< 2.34)
Suggests: manpages
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc-bin_2.33-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 646432
MD5sum: 161d7be5ff6f87659cd1e8b4a6307f63
SHA1: 658ff058cd5c7ea4cec1142595847fd8a456f983
SHA256: ba5db4f3a5a7b40d7c1c8d932926c6b5b7fdbd635859e82bdb58e1ef42ba6a87
SHA512: a061ad9f24187297aac1f2e9b104edf97f0b2b21904695c64e5eb2300597d3084cef582ff0e73a873a0d2292f1450b0578e54d7773f1858a568485966d868d3f
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description-en: GNU C Library: Binaries
This package contains utility programs related to the GNU C Library.
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* catchsegv: catch segmentation faults in programs
* getconf: query system configuration variables
* getent: get entries from administrative databases
* iconv, iconvconfig: convert between character encodings
* ldd, ldconfig: print/configure shared library dependencies
* locale, localedef: show/generate locale definitions
* tzselect, zdump, zic: select/dump/compile time zones
Description-md5: 7625903821514b57277d1bae69ec3c1a
Task: minimal
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git