How to Install libc6-amd64 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install libc6-amd64 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

libc6-amd64 software package provides GNU C Library: 64bit Shared libraries for AMD64, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libc6-amd64 

libc6-amd64 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libc6-amd64 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libc6-amd64 *

You will get with libc6-amd64 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libc6-amd64 package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Libraries
Package libc6-amd64
Version 2.19-18+deb8u6
Description GNU C Library: 64bit Shared libraries for AMD64
Sub Section libs


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libc6-amd64 software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?