How to Install and Uninstall crossbuild-essential-amd64 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 11,2024

You can also install and uninstall the crossbuild-essential-amd64 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 "crossbuild-essential-amd64" package

This is a short guide on how to install crossbuild-essential-amd64 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "crossbuild-essential-amd64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall crossbuild-essential-amd64 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the crossbuild-essential-amd64 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: crossbuild-essential-amd64
Architecture: all
Version: 12.9ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: build-essential
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: gcc-x86-64-linux-gnu (>= 4:10.2) | gcc:amd64, g++-x86-64-linux-gnu (>= 4:10.2) | g++:amd64, dpkg-cross
Filename: pool/universe/b/build-essential/crossbuild-essential-amd64_12.9ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 3712
MD5sum: cf849f28bf8f7bd5e9ae7444701200b5
SHA1: e08a9739df949c7fef2b7555f54df72b8c24337c
SHA256: 0412c26eed9ba898159dec5c0d8d73e89c0122e6b2d51cd87205e529603a5272
SHA512: 3b4905a538671736449c0ed594a473713aba9cdce069457437b8792a4f9befee2176a991f0f78a7a599e627008b623fb55b0d0cf66fc8dcf95fcefdfbfca1c6f
Description: Informational list of cross-build-essential packages
Description-md5: 9b2629bcd07961cfcb27934f1371078a