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How To Uninstall libc6-dev On Debian 8
To uninstall libc6-dev just follow these instructions.
Are you having problems? You can always add libc6-devagain by following the instructions at this link.
Uninstall just libc6-dev
http://installion.co.uk/debian/jessie/main/l/libc6-dev/uninstall/index.htmlGNU C LibraryDebian 8.0libdevel2.19-18+deb8u9sudo apt-get remove libc6-dev
This will remove just the libc6-dev package itself.
Uninstall libc6-dev and its dependencies
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libc6-dev
This will remove the libc6-dev package and any other dependant packages which are no longer needed.
Purging your config/data too
If you also want to delete your local/config files for libc6-dev then this will work.
Caution! Purged config/data can not be restored by reinstalling the package.
sudo apt-get purge libc6-dev
Or similarly, like this libc6-dev
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libc6-dev
Package Data
| Package | libc6-dev |
| Version | 2.19-18+deb8u9 |
| Maintainer | GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org> |
| Home page | http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html |
| Description | GNU C Library |
| Distro | debian |
| Release | jessie |
| Repo | main |
| Section | libdevel |