How to Install and Uninstall libc6-x32 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: March 15,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libc6-x32 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 "libc6-x32" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libc6-x32 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 "libc6-x32" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libc6-x32 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc6-x32
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc6-x32 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libc6-x32
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.35-0ubuntu3.6
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12562
Depends: libc6 (= 2.35-0ubuntu3.6)
Conflicts: libc0.1-i386, libc6-amd64, libc6-i386:x32, libc6-mips32, libc6-mips64, libc6-mipsn32, libc6-powerpc, libc6-ppc64, libc6-s390, libc6-sparc, libc6-sparc64, libc6-x32:i386
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-x32_2.35-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb
Size: 2978040
MD5sum: b7fb8dbd49383d6c7e8b3d3f601653d1
SHA1: 190b86bfd9d1ac5fab7c522bdbba03eb2c539dcc
SHA256: 23417ee2bd35ed34414021b20b7b55958b7a554005138f5b3b267719b6cec1b2
SHA512: 2627b159f263395325cda243370fc12ae8962061ef28e74d2776817c8d020477868a9c7d6c2e67ba590da0d9e9b5af268a24f8a12b269bdaa12058702e47e479
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: X32 ABI Shared libraries for AMD64
Description-md5: 010abf82e546e9de191aa54ef585d592
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git

Package: libc6-x32
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.35-0ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12561
Depends: libc6 (= 2.35-0ubuntu3)
Conflicts: libc0.1-i386, libc6-amd64, libc6-i386:x32, libc6-mips32, libc6-mips64, libc6-mipsn32, libc6-powerpc, libc6-ppc64, libc6-s390, libc6-sparc, libc6-sparc64, libc6-x32:i386
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-x32_2.35-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 2977816
MD5sum: 52630b1c293ed042e81ebf072df29962
SHA1: 135c77b35f595c14c3f7ffdc435c5ca1ccab1c58
SHA256: 8fe3a54efba0f5fab30a762778ad017c76a206563418d4cf9fb4fb0527bd72de
SHA512: 500967cbdabc9c68539092823d8d48377b0e912adca27cf81c9b1dfaa8c3a9d71cf0986df3239d708832ee4604828650d8cafefb924119cb500baf90b3fb2935
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description: GNU C Library: X32 ABI Shared libraries for AMD64
Description-md5: 010abf82e546e9de191aa54ef585d592
Original-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc
Original-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/glibc-team/glibc.git