How to Install and Uninstall ccache Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the ccache on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ccache" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ccache on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ccache on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ccache package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ccache
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.5.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joel Rosdahl
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1343
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libhiredis0.14 (>= 0.14.1), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0)
Suggests: distcc | icecc
Filename: pool/universe/c/ccache/ccache_4.5.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 494906
MD5sum: 041c0c2be77702a3b1673a173c13dc6b
SHA1: 54d80c487ea371166d5024effee820a43299264b
SHA256: bb0040af0472732ede21ee94448b200dd8a0d43a541e41edad7b3c7c68b8766b
SHA512: f508a19461498a67ae0e62d393cba097bf5c242e6403b04cb83ab2212d7d72fa45c195a1b39530d06181917bc15c5ccf057baf0f10ea5af1f087ac2e708c2f68
Homepage: https://ccache.dev
Description: Compiler cache for fast recompilation of C/C++ code
Description-md5: ee6cfd684c9def102ca8cd664767a949