How to Install and Uninstall gfortran-5-multilib Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "gfortran-5-multilib" package

Please follow the steps below to install gfortran-5-multilib on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install gfortran-5-multilib

2. Uninstall "gfortran-5-multilib" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gfortran-5-multilib on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove gfortran-5-multilib $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the gfortran-5-multilib package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gfortran-5-multilib
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.12
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: gcc-5
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: gcc-5-base (= 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.12), gfortran-5 (= 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.12), gcc-5-multilib (= 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.12), lib32gfortran-5-dev (= 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.12), libx32gfortran-5-dev (= 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.12)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-5/gfortran-5-multilib_5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.12_amd64.deb
Size: 978
MD5sum: b6fe6643ec6efae5c7d7303e10de5ca5
SHA1: bd34a280bbe8b882b3d69d2123bdf881544d0ad6
SHA256: a9781936474756c8641ad1ebe6957ba0dee06c5e2262c4ec9913655699bae257
SHA512: 353e9f9cdc37a59034c436b957a13f979eff75d19b248bf6f41a05bc0896dff35da48be4decffd5cce1416f97bd7a694cf8e39b80371838da8408ee849724639
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description-en: GNU Fortran compiler (multilib support)
This is the GNU Fortran compiler, which compiles Fortran on platforms
supported by the gcc compiler.
.
This is a dependency package, depending on development packages
for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
Description-md5: ad5cf91f123889c593b105572b4a958c
Supported: 5y

Package: gfortran-5-multilib
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: gcc-5
Version: 5.3.1-14ubuntu2
Depends: gcc-5-base (= 5.3.1-14ubuntu2), gfortran-5 (= 5.3.1-14ubuntu2), gcc-5-multilib (= 5.3.1-14ubuntu2), lib32gfortran-5-dev (= 5.3.1-14ubuntu2), libx32gfortran-5-dev (= 5.3.1-14ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-5/gfortran-5-multilib_5.3.1-14ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 968
MD5sum: ae276ca94e338e0e585d3a58b9f5a5f5
SHA1: a42e59ced9c17352df4dc13e3c019fa8523c4299
SHA256: ce283076ea3a39c8be3b9eb35d5c1148a9dd0275439ac4306ba2a33a6349829e
Description-en: GNU Fortran compiler (multilib support)
This is the GNU Fortran compiler, which compiles Fortran on platforms
supported by the gcc compiler.
.
This is a dependency package, depending on development packages
for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
Description-md5: ad5cf91f123889c593b105572b4a958c
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y

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