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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "cpp" package

Please follow the steps below to install cpp on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall cpp 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 cpp package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: cpp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:13.2.0-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: interpreters
Source: gcc-defaults (1.208ubuntu1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: cpp-13 (>= 13.2.0-2~)
Suggests: cpp-doc
Conflicts: cpp-doc (<< 1:2.95.3)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/cpp_13.2.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 28916
MD5sum: 7647571d16e3cfa795b60703fdd08c2f
SHA1: 8aa75da91756802ef334a2f736af982b37496422
SHA256: 795fb0a4c4c32797e303f1e405cc72c8178231cfa59eb681a8e74aaf23269297
SHA512: 6da65169051057e0ea8ea3669ebe259b7735d5ee568f61d2f0fc93e718aaf62c3125339d8193d2e85164118a78f52c5c1cca9380aee79b3e42d8117d25198bcf
Description: GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
Description-md5: aa450f6a454bdd6b0d8d9862a9240255
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi
Build-Essential: yes