How to Install and Uninstall ccache Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ccache" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ccache on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ccache on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ccache
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 255
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joel Rosdahl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.4-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: distcc
Filename: pool/main/c/ccache/ccache_3.2.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 83676
MD5sum: 5074358aacd00d587a9f6299e0de06b4
SHA1: 14b0947d3d9e377d0417bbbaedba43fe2734492a
SHA256: 0de866bc0ee26de392e037104b174474989a830e2249280a136144baa44557aa
Description-en: Compiler cache for fast recompilation of C/C++ code
ccache is a compiler cache. It speeds up recompilation by caching
previous compilations and detecting when the same compilation is
being done again. Supported languages are C, C++, Objective-C and
Objective-C++.
Description-md5: 25eb84ff8138d0e37480a4434b1571e5
Homepage: http://ccache.samba.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y