Install multiarch-support on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install multiarch-support

Learn how to install multiarch-support with the command sudo apt-get install multiarch-support on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of multiarch-support:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: multiarch-support

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

	sudo apt-get install multiarch-support

Package Details

Package:multiarch-support
Version:2.15-0ubuntu10.15
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.eglibc.org
Description:Transitional package to ensure multiarch compatibility This is a transitional package used to ensure multiarch support is present in ld.so before unpacking libraries to the multiarch directories. It can be removed once nothing on the system depends on it. Multi-Arch: foreign Homepage: http://www.eglibc.org
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:libs

How to install multiarch-support on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

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 multiarch-support is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L multiarch-support' will give followin error.


Installing multiarch-support:

After system update use the following command to install multiarch-support:

sudo apt-get install multiarch-support

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 multiarch-support from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the multiarch-support 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 multiarch-support following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  multiarch-support

Following command is used to remove the multiarch-support package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove multiarch-support

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

Completely removing multiarch-support with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge multiarch-support

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove multiarch-support

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