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

Last updated: May 05,2024

You can also install and uninstall the clang 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 "clang" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install clang on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall clang on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: clang
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:14.0-55~exp2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: llvm-defaults (0.55~exp2)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: LLVM Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 25
Depends: clang-14 (>= 14~)
Breaks: clang-3.2, clang-3.3, clang-3.4 (<< 1:3.4.2-7~exp1), clang-3.5 (<< 1:3.5~+rc1-3~exp1)
Replaces: clang (<< 3.2-1~exp2), clang-3.2, clang-3.3, clang-3.4 (<< 1:3.4.2-7~exp1), clang-3.5 (<< 1:3.5~+rc1-3~exp1)
Filename: pool/universe/l/llvm-defaults/clang_14.0-55~exp2_amd64.deb
Size: 3558
MD5sum: 9012efb7d550940265a49a8b3b986b1d
SHA1: a27e72f7f3e0d3ba8a84cf9e5612849ef11a46d9
SHA256: 4b4c7dee18823b5a1348d5496806810cb8fd40289377003adee6511c44339466
SHA512: 0d7b949d9bf5ebf7c3b3eb5eb5a542e1e88fc65106297ee34ebce055e950f71f06c3470e494fbf3b5c2128771b3c1cc33dead514bde19bb9aaf35b51162bcb13
Description: C, C++ and Objective-C compiler (LLVM based), clang binary
Description-md5: 2916bca3b5e11836b745c64f4b346b34