How to Install and Uninstall libc6 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "libc6" package

This tutorial shows how to install libc6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc6" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libc6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc6 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libc6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.23-0ubuntu11.3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10954
Depends: libgcc1
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Breaks: hurd (<< 1:0.5.git20140203-1), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.23), locales-all (<< 2.23), lsb-core (<= 3.2-27), nscd (<< 2.23)
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.23-0ubuntu11.3_amd64.deb
Size: 2589618
MD5sum: 4cd0eba9aae7f79a486d4174ef646772
SHA1: 456308541cfade286de2a6ab346b0b7f312d886f
SHA256: d7825ca7a85a2a5c12ff653b9acf7218a86413c79dfe4e52035d63fe1285d642
SHA512: b8eae0f59525c009f2eceafc205707f5854b4bcdd7f4e9f11a53b23ba0ba9d09c3a8d99a11a3f50275094634f15e431f8eca7f8cbe5ce204cccce1e9950c6839
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description-en: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
and the standard math library, as well as many others.
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: libc6
Priority: required
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 10947
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: glibc
Version: 2.23-0ubuntu3
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Depends: libgcc1
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales
Breaks: hurd (<< 1:0.5.git20140203-1), libtirpc1 (<< 0.2.3), locales (<< 2.23), locales-all (<< 2.23), lsb-core (<= 3.2-27), nscd (<< 2.23)
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.23-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 2583544
MD5sum: eeb2f237384d67accc1998a7c791ead7
SHA1: 2a05d2a1466c7ce169deb4d72096e37874dff70b
SHA256: 68d69a0fb2dae7578a2a7054bc0cd5f0994d523f60d540bc6708ff3f2fb33e18
Description-en: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
and the standard math library, as well as many others.
Description-md5: fc3001b0b90a1c8e6690b283a619d57f
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal