Install gcc-multilib on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib

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Quick installation of gcc-multilib:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: gcc-multilib

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib

Package Details
Package:	gcc-multilib
Version:	4:4.6.3-1ubuntu5
Maintainer:	Ubuntu Developers
Home page:
Description:	GNU C compiler (multilib files) This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C. . On architectures with multilib support, the package contains dependencies for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
Distro:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:	devel

How to install gcc-multilib on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install gcc-multilib on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If gcc-multilib is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gcc-multilib' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gcc-multilib
Package `gcc-multilib' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$

Installing gcc-multilib:

After system update use the following command to install gcc-multilib:

sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove gcc-multilib from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gcc-multilib from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the gcc-multilib following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  gcc-multilib

Following command is used to remove the gcc-multilib package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gcc-multilib

This will remove gcc-multilib and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing gcc-multilib with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge gcc-multilib

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gcc-multilib

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gcc-multilib package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.