How to Install and Uninstall binutils-source Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "binutils-source" package

Learn how to install binutils-source on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall binutils-source on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                binutils-source
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the binutils-source package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: binutils-source
Architecture: all
Version: 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: binutils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19346
Depends: texinfo, zlib1g-dev, make, python
Filename: pool/universe/b/binutils/binutils-source_2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8_all.deb
Size: 18734494
MD5sum: 02172f6cb9142339cd88b27caa60831b
SHA1: 2f1deeb64d30e58217a6562f104004b03456f188
SHA256: b957535228466611ad042138ad3f242b9c0f8a9cbf8ce689c3a0c29548a48ef4
SHA512: d52048a4256f661cabfaac34bc40003df116785c0951c07fa4aefb595e87b76fb486312b42fd0123052f6c5e34dccc5ef21ca2fd275cd1dbb2ca72b3a8a956c6
Description-en: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities (source)
This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to
build binutils.
Description-md5: acf2f0e289b8b831828996002f7eb6f1

Package: binutils-source
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 19097
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: all
Source: binutils
Version: 2.26-8ubuntu2
Depends: texinfo, zlib1g-dev, make, python
Filename: pool/universe/b/binutils/binutils-source_2.26-8ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 18678548
MD5sum: 57aaf42b3304b9245505707c54566c3c
SHA1: 8907000625d2337910f3af8e601bc74de33c7f37
SHA256: 9eaa7142cdf5805d8fd3265412ed603555b04bf3b2b0cc69ce71c2b51c84d72a
Description-en: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities (source)
This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to
build binutils.
Description-md5: acf2f0e289b8b831828996002f7eb6f1
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu