How to Install and Uninstall libstdc++5 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "libstdc++5" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libstdc++5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libstdc++5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libstdc++5" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libstdc++5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libstdc++5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libstdc++5 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libstdc++5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 1109
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Philipp Kern
Architecture: amd64
Source: gcc-3.3 (1:3.3.6ds1-28ubuntu1)
Version: 1:3.3.6-28ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3.4-3)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-3.3/libstdc++5_3.3.6-28ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 192794
MD5sum: b7d15980b4fee03649d3fcf8ca66da2f
SHA1: 19b5f3d55c79464f83a1c2bc0dd4716adfd51b6d
SHA256: 194e822633788798530bbefa91f7b5a6fcfa492f9a256ec11f00752dfc83de77
Description-en: The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
This package contains an additional runtime library for C++ programs
built with the GNU compiler.
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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: 0d9e16c1643615790d2596c07d8ac398
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu