How To Install libstdc++6 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++6 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libstdc++6
libstdc++6 is:
This package contains an additional runtime library for C++ programs built with the GNU compiler.
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. Task: minimal Build-Essential: yes
Package: libstdc++6 Architecture: amd64 Version: 10-20200411-0ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: important Section: libs Source: gcc-10 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 2432 Depends: gcc-10-base (= 10-20200411-0ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.18), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2) Conflicts: scim (« 1.4.2-1) Breaks: gcc-4.3 (« 4.3.6-1), gcc-4.4 (« 4.4.6-4), gcc-4.5 (« 4.5.3-2) Replaces: libstdc++6-10-dbg (« 4.9.0-3) Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-10/libstdc++6_10-20200411-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 503412 MD5sum: eb8ff2aacda301911e804ef4cf411e31 SHA1: b686db5a8c1724c617fb1aed32482417388aa3a0 SHA256: c27cf8a12f15308b1ae533f1313ccd6800341f77cc6d3fca34061a5e507946aa Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/ Description-en: GNU Standard C++ Library v3 This package contains an additional runtime library for C++ programs built with the GNU compiler.
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. Task: minimal Build-Essential: yes
There are three methods to install libstdc++6 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libstdc++6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++6
Install libstdc++6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstdc++6
Install libstdc++6 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++6
How To Uninstall libstdc++6 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libstdc++6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstdc++6
Uninstall libstdc++6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstdc++6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++6
Remove libstdc++6 Configurations and Data
To remove libstdc++6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++6
Remove libstdc++6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstdc++6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++6 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
