How To Install libc6-x32 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6-x32 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libc6-x32
libc6-x32 is:
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.
There are three methods to install libc6-x32 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libc6-x32 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libc6-x32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libc6-x32
Install libc6-x32 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libc6-x32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libc6-x32
Install libc6-x32 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 libc6-x32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libc6-x32
How To Uninstall libc6-x32 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libc6-x32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libc6-x32
Uninstall libc6-x32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libc6-x32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc6-x32
Remove libc6-x32 Configurations and Data
To remove libc6-x32 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libc6-x32
Remove libc6-x32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libc6-x32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc6-x32
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6-x32 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
