How to Install and Uninstall g++-multilib Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the g++-multilib 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 "g++-multilib" package

Please follow the steps below to install g++-multilib on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                g++-multilib
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "g++-multilib" package

Learn how to uninstall g++-multilib on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: g++-multilib
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: gcc-defaults (1.193ubuntu1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: cpp (= 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), gcc-multilib (= 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), g++ (= 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), g++-11-multilib (>= 11.2.0-1~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/g++-multilib_11.2.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 854
MD5sum: ec009aa3d91a8814a33e304209c0d30f
SHA1: aef86ed80388f493da023a960581d1a55e355acd
SHA256: 83f507efda350119bf702f6fa70b81defe34e8653cc0e5f39207f85230f965c4
SHA512: ceed2dfef332036e0a9ae317d63277acd290ed07f565c64739fbfe57117ab56a526fddea255c0d367002f90f1ea8678a61e42b22a6f6a2acc581e27a2c7f26bd
Description: GNU C++ compiler (multilib files)
Description-md5: 13fdd3cac1ee1ffe86b871f781067316