How To Install lib32stdc++6 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32stdc++6 on Ubuntu 22.04. lib32stdc++6 is GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (32 bit Version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32stdc++6 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lib32stdc++6

lib32stdc++6 is:

This package contains an additional runtime library for C++ programs built with the GNU compiler.

There are three methods to install lib32stdc++6 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lib32stdc++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 lib32stdc++6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32stdc++6

Install lib32stdc++6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32stdc++6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32stdc++6

Install lib32stdc++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 lib32stdc++6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32stdc++6

How To Uninstall lib32stdc++6 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the lib32stdc++6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32stdc++6

Uninstall lib32stdc++6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32stdc++6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32stdc++6

Remove lib32stdc++6 Configurations and Data

To remove lib32stdc++6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32stdc++6

Remove lib32stdc++6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32stdc++6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32stdc++6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32stdc++6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.