How to Install and Uninstall lib32stdc++-4.8-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "lib32stdc++-4.8-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install lib32stdc++-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lib32stdc++-4.8-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall lib32stdc++-4.8-dev 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 lib32stdc++-4.8-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: lib32stdc++-4.8-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 4908
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: gcc-4.8
Version: 4.8.5-4ubuntu2
Depends: gcc-4.8-base (= 4.8.5-4ubuntu2), lib32gcc-4.8-dev (= 4.8.5-4ubuntu2), lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.8.5-4ubuntu2), libstdc++-4.8-dev (= 4.8.5-4ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-4.8/lib32stdc++-4.8-dev_4.8.5-4ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 319820
MD5sum: d1d8b5cd0b59a202e3fa03d5e01002e0
SHA1: b0fe8d3c020e58d33f182dc0da7aa4a593510653
SHA256: b7b4cb657d61fb72ad7f9f64ee744f5642d15d22b8593aa3e30dc1873a6c9252
Description-en: GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files)
This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for
building C++ programs which use libstdc++.
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libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which
was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared
in g++-3.0.
Description-md5: a197f2aec835e5fc6f8f76039d8a7c4e
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu