How to Install and Uninstall cpp-8 Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "cpp-8" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cpp-8 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cpp-8" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cpp-8 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cpp-8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpp-8 package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: cpp-8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.5.0-0ubuntu4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Source: gcc-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 25694
Depends: gcc-8-base (= 8.5.0-0ubuntu4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libisl23 (>= 0.15), libmpc3 (>= 1.1.0), libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: gcc-8-locales (>= 8)
Breaks: hardening-wrapper (<< 2.8+nmu3), libmagics++-dev (<< 2.28.0-4)
Replaces: gccgo-8 (<< 8.5.0-0ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/cpp-8_8.5.0-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 9656046
MD5sum: b7db464eae0711523d089d0f9355d767
SHA1: ef1c525906e1c8bba6b555a757c7803886e8cbdf
SHA256: 57ab5dfd7d721faf1efa7ec2f219032cc576f1787429fb309bc177dd19fa2a9d
SHA512: 4339e403f83a8347e54eebd0a844ad7bb8ca1d2c4c2f184744a25e082412adafc92838f63f4f7abbafe633314816f1f51d91db367cbec246322a570ccb4a74e2
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description-en: GNU C preprocessor
A macro processor that is used automatically by the GNU C compiler
to transform programs before actual compilation.
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This package has been separated from gcc for the benefit of those who
require the preprocessor but not the compiler.
Description-md5: 93a75b5e1f4b43c36eba0239b6fab6a3