How to Install and Uninstall binutils Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "binutils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install binutils on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                binutils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "binutils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall binutils on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                binutils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the binutils package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: binutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.39-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 120
Provides: binutils-gold, elf-binutils
Depends: binutils-common (= 2.39-1ubuntu1), libbinutils (= 2.39-1ubuntu1), binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 2.39-1ubuntu1)
Suggests: binutils-doc (>= 2.39-1ubuntu1)
Conflicts: binutils-mingw-w64-i686 (<< 2.23.52.20130612-1+3), binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 (<< 2.23.52.20130612-1+3), binutils-multiarch (<< 2.27-8), modutils (<< 2.4.19-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/binutils/binutils_2.39-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 3292
MD5sum: eb61f1e2938757802f77a16eddc1b3d5
SHA1: 0fc7005c9f95a0d0ea8ed2ae40253e9b13446ecb
SHA256: 1db3e581081e20a23367bcb01649d1bff76ffaee5c5b943c610e440bf13f2dc0
SHA512: 2e1026ef5d367dba93acd78190c698db3ce65aae78d62421f0beb0c6fbedd768eb3e4ce938ca72eaf266fbdc42508869fde141f7332d202449b26f076a5240cf
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Description-md5: fde49b4cfeaad346a6e094f973da28d7
Task: server-minimal, cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Build-Essential: yes