How to Install and Uninstall binutils Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "binutils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install binutils on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "binutils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall binutils on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the binutils package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: binutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.41-5ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 158
Provides: binutils-gold, elf-binutils
Depends: binutils-common (= 2.41-5ubuntu1), libbinutils (= 2.41-5ubuntu1), binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 2.41-5ubuntu1)
Suggests: binutils-doc (>= 2.41-5ubuntu1), gprofng-gui
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_2.41-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 17952
MD5sum: 7867914db16940cd90a6e109f9ccff40
SHA1: cbbde0ee17096d0543b99f0d8975650e1c51eb53
SHA256: 11b34861fdd4522a3e8a50987364c82f681f34f7887352279d1f321d6a069656
SHA512: f732da8a016a3b68735582c6bb3a55bbe77ac2e13ca1f3b8c65de74aee9df62ead554851cfdff070430b57a5fdf20c20781a46c938181531cb8761c88c42c8f9
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Description-md5: fde49b4cfeaad346a6e094f973da28d7
Task: ubuntu-wsl, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi
Build-Essential: yes