How to Install and Uninstall libstdc++6 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 06,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libstdc++6 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 "libstdc++6" package

This guide let you learn how to install libstdc++6 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libstdc++6" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libstdc++6 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                libstdc++6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libstdc++6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libstdc++6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: important
Build-Essential: yes
Section: libs
Source: gcc-12
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2755
Depends: gcc-12-base (= 12.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2)
Conflicts: scim (<< 1.4.2-1)
Breaks: gcc-4.3 (<< 4.3.6-1), gcc-4.4 (<< 4.4.6-4), gcc-4.5 (<< 4.5.3-2)
Replaces: libstdc++6-12-dbg (<< 4.9.0-3)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-12/libstdc++6_12.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04_amd64.deb
Size: 698604
MD5sum: 5aa89c861f4e9fde00dd993baadc25fa
SHA1: b306e066d0c381c510c96c0eded029603f9e2a17
SHA256: 83873058e692936a09649ede2f8e70b87dde1f3f5488db53da8081b81c79a5d9
SHA512: c7ccf11efd117c040e50f8a0a2810a773edf3e49a93e7be67d39bd222ddd9623b0961e5c7d01861882dfddea680782a0fc1e4ffbe5ce4ed47ddc55df10323c58
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: GNU Standard C++ Library v3
Description-md5: 724ab84919e0e220afb960e36463914d
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: libstdc++6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12-20220319-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: important
Section: libs
Source: gcc-12
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2750
Depends: gcc-12-base (= 12-20220319-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2)
Conflicts: scim (<< 1.4.2-1)
Breaks: gcc-4.3 (<< 4.3.6-1), gcc-4.4 (<< 4.4.6-4), gcc-4.5 (<< 4.5.3-2)
Replaces: libstdc++6-12-dbg (<< 4.9.0-3)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-12/libstdc++6_12-20220319-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 698528
MD5sum: a088782903976779782b3aab8e747be9
SHA1: 5aaa7d46aa92ecab298e1aaa66fd49bba050d1bf
SHA256: 035cfe195ddf3a091abbc0c323285772ccbdbb2fb75279e44a0915748b4e5726
SHA512: 94f185234a5dcc380d0a236e048b5ed1970b60172aa32d4b61633c316b2219ec26c1de79c322786e64fd4f34b697148ba99f9f931d595d3e5e8dde8cfb137cdf
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: GNU Standard C++ Library v3
Description-md5: 724ab84919e0e220afb960e36463914d
Task: minimal, server-minimal
Build-Essential: yes