How to Install and Uninstall gcc-4.8-source Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "gcc-4.8-source" package

Learn how to install gcc-4.8-source on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gcc-4.8-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gcc-4.8-source" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gcc-4.8-source on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 gcc-4.8-source package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gcc-4.8-source
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 71123
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: gcc-4.8
Version: 4.8.5-4ubuntu2
Depends: make, autoconf2.64, quilt, patchutils, gawk
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-4.8/gcc-4.8-source_4.8.5-4ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 67243668
MD5sum: 0b66ee027e55c578774b583e83414e2c
SHA1: 71e474aaeb269d2f9ebcba260a19eaa5c99fc102
SHA256: 177ac9bc43fdc4a486ce517b6bbf6c03e90ca33e64cd903e9fdf066f64a4eb37
Description-en: Source of the GNU Compiler Collection
This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to
build the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
Description-md5: cb00049993a8c14b73bb041c050eb8c5
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu