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

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "gfortran-multilib" package

This tutorial shows how to install gfortran-multilib on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gfortran-multilib
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gfortran-multilib" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gfortran-multilib on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: gfortran-multilib
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: gcc-defaults (1.150ubuntu1)
Version: 4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1
Depends: cpp (>= 4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1), gcc-multilib (>= 4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1), gfortran (>= 4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1), gfortran-5-multilib (>= 5.3.1-3~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/gfortran-multilib_5.3.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 960
MD5sum: 60c52dd1e16e53bc901a1181ae84130f
SHA1: 99f1d65541bee1c23b1955d0c0c54ed19074af83
SHA256: 3783114df31ccedacb4585e2fcaff056de35c43428151f023659bad3b33956f3
Description-en: GNU Fortran 95 compiler (multilib files)
This is the GNU Fortran compiler, which compiles Fortran 95 on platforms
supported by the gcc compiler.
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A dependency package on architectures with multilib support; the package
contains dependencies for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
Description-md5: 5271dd91ad92131a871518bd7f87158c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y