How to Install and Uninstall libc6 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libc6" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libc6 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc6" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libc6 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc6 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.33-0ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13111
Depends: libgcc-s1, libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu4)
Recommends: libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.5~), libnss-nis, libnss-nisplus
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Breaks: busybox (<< 1.30.1-6), fakeroot (<< 1.25.3-1.1ubuntu2~), hurd (<< 1:0.9.git20170910-1), ioquake3 (<< 1.36+u20200211.f2c61c1~dfsg-2~), iraf-fitsutil (<< 2018.07.06-4), libgegl-0.4-0 (<< 0.4.18), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.33), locales-all (<< 2.33), macs (<< 2.2.7.1-3~), nocache (<< 1.1-1~), nscd (<< 2.33), openarena (<< 0.8.8+dfsg-4~), openssh-server (<< 1:8.2p1-4), r-cran-later (<< 0.7.5+dfsg-2), wcc (<< 0.0.2+dfsg-3)
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.33-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 2690480
MD5sum: f4b1f9b16ec72d47f2466007a4be0889
SHA1: a672328c7a3c87fd55e34e5b5700c546d54316b2
SHA256: 59b2d42d02981b6d8744e425fc6e0059a2d036c594ed29321d48f436ccee9cf3
SHA512: e2f9b2bb12c7551fe2b08126430cc2ceceb186cc8e106f1e36117242c663eba16cd7978296258bf33b621efbc036e1328799a2e4307f26b15b24f241c82c63b2
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description-en: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
and the standard math library, as well as many others.
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Task: minimal
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git