How to Install and Uninstall libc6-x32 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "libc6-x32" package

This tutorial shows how to install libc6-x32 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc6-x32
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc6-x32" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libc6-x32 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc6-x32
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc6-x32 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libc6-x32
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.23-0ubuntu11.3
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: glibc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10841
Depends: libc6 (= 2.23-0ubuntu11.3)
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-x32_2.23-0ubuntu11.3_amd64.deb
Size: 2553512
MD5sum: e4ce2e562d65ee2f00d6485d8040a6e1
SHA1: a4a7404e2cdea3e6df626ca9ef4499e73e195050
SHA256: 721a5aee5355d75c0bfeeddecd9296719e1884cc651feea630593cb7fca691cf
SHA512: b62204eb8caf1e3f8c8409753a000d2c1f90ab896496a084b387c998538f54a37d8794ad213f2847d72869077d69a7e7ff5e25e33a95c47a26610edbf0238289
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Description-en: GNU C Library: X32 ABI Shared libraries for AMD64
This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the
standard math library, as well as many others. This is the X32 ABI version
of the library, meant for AMD64 systems.
Description-md5: 010abf82e546e9de191aa54ef585d592
Supported: 5y

Package: libc6-x32
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 10838
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: glibc
Version: 2.23-0ubuntu3
Depends: libc6 (= 2.23-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-x32_2.23-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 2553360
MD5sum: 235919ec7349fc7cec4c82364fc3a057
SHA1: f97b008d287aa6acb88721d611ad97d71b890756
SHA256: f10c0be333353bbe95df68c84c3eca705b78c902cf3c7b37c9829e56fb0a62b2
Description-en: GNU C Library: X32 ABI Shared libraries for AMD64
This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the
standard math library, as well as many others. This is the X32 ABI version
of the library, meant for AMD64 systems.
Description-md5: 010abf82e546e9de191aa54ef585d592
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y