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

Last updated: May 04,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gcc-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 "gcc-multilib" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install gcc-multilib on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "gcc-multilib" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gcc-multilib on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the gcc-multilib package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gcc-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: 8
Depends: cpp (= 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), gcc (= 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), gcc-11-multilib (>= 11.2.0-1~), linux-libc-dev (>= 3.0.0-2)
Conflicts: gcc-10-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-10-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-10-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-10-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-10-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-10-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-10-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-10-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-10-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-10-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-10-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-10-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-10-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-10-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-10-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-10-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-10-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-10-x86-64-linux-gnux32, gcc-11-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-11-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-11-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-11-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-11-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-11-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-11-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-11-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-11-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-11-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-11-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-11-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-11-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-11-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-11-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-11-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-11-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-11-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-11-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-11-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-11-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-11-x86-64-linux-gnux32, gcc-12-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-12-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-12-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-12-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-12-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-12-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-12-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-12-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-12-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-12-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-12-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-12-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-12-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-12-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-12-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-12-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-12-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-12-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-12-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-12-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-12-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-12-x86-64-linux-gnux32, gcc-4.9-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-4.9-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-4.9-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-4.9-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-4.9-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-4.9-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-4.9-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-5-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-5-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-5-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-5-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-5-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-5-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-5-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-5-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-5-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-5-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-5-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-5-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-5-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-5-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-5-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-5-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-5-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-5-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-6-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-6-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-6-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-6-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-6-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-6-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-6-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-6-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-6-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-6-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-6-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-6-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-6-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-6-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-6-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-6-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-6-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-7-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-7-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-7-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-7-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-7-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-7-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-7-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-7-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-7-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-7-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-7-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-7-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-7-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-7-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-7-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-7-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-7-x86-64-linux-gnux32, gcc-8-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-8-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-8-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-8-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-8-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-8-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-8-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-8-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-8-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-8-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-8-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-8-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-8-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-8-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-8-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-8-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32, gcc-9-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-alpha-linux-gnu, gcc-9-arm-linux-gnueabi, gcc-9-arm-linux-gnueabihf, gcc-9-hppa-linux-gnu, gcc-9-i686-linux-gnu, gcc-9-m68k-linux-gnu, gcc-9-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-9-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-9-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, gcc-9-mipsel-linux-gnu, gcc-9-powerpc-linux-gnu, gcc-9-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, gcc-9-powerpc64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, gcc-9-riscv64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-s390x-linux-gnu, gcc-9-sh4-linux-gnu, gcc-9-sparc-linux-gnu, gcc-9-sparc64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-x86-64-linux-gnu, gcc-9-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/gcc-multilib_11.2.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1382
MD5sum: 728d81c283611ab9ad43fb0f495c5683
SHA1: 42674a4fb6126a2557451bead694b9b9ebbb5221
SHA256: 8ed511d260c16c1971105734c4a73a8ee83db3150b1d2013a17540c77739db6d
SHA512: 27b91253b4a3b213ff9c1b4f27dbacaf343eeaa96224a618a09fe3a0719c6f97f1a4f8efee88f157c736a8f91ca7ff21fdfcc7e112da3c301cb6dbe75399f85d
Description: GNU C compiler (multilib files)
Description-md5: 2d7198d97e45eb764af5065748ccb88f