How To Install libstdc++6 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++6 on Debian 11.
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.
There are three methods to install libstdc++6 on Debian 11. 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 Debian. 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 Debian 11
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 Debian 11, 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 Debian 11 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
Dependencies
libstdc++6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
