Removing the package causes a lot of churn even on a minimal cross-build install:
$ sudo apt remove libc6-armhf-cross
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf cpp-7-arm-linux-gnueabihf cpp-arm-linux-gnueabihf gcc-4.7-arm-linux-gnueabihf-base
gcc-7-arm-linux-gnueabihf-base gcc-7-cross-base gcc-8-cross-base linux-libc-dev-armhf-cross
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED
g++-7-arm-linux-gnueabihf g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf gcc-7-arm-linux-gnueabihf gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf libasan4-armhf-cross
libatomic1-armhf-cross libc6-armhf-cross libc6-dev-armhf-cross libcilkrts5-armhf-cross libgcc-4.7-dev-armhf-cross
libgcc-7-dev-armhf-cross libgcc1-armhf-cross libgomp1-armhf-cross libstdc++-7-dev-armhf-cross libstdc++6-4.7-dev-armhf-cross
libstdc++6-armhf-cross libubsan0-armhf-cross
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 17 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 79.2 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
With 93 packages listed directly as reverse-depends it has the potential to make quite a mess.
Removing the package causes a lot of churn even on a minimal cross-build install:
$ sudo apt remove libc6-armhf-cross arm-linux- gnueabihf cpp-7-arm- linux-gnueabihf cpp-arm- linux-gnueabihf gcc-4.7- arm-linux- gnueabihf- base arm-linux- gnueabihf- base gcc-7-cross-base gcc-8-cross-base linux-libc- dev-armhf- cross arm-linux- gnueabihf g++-arm- linux-gnueabihf gcc-7-arm- linux-gnueabihf gcc-arm- linux-gnueabihf libasan4- armhf-cross armhf-cross libc6-armhf-cross libc6-dev- armhf-cross libcilkrts5- armhf-cross libgcc- 4.7-dev- armhf-cross 7-dev-armhf- cross libgcc1-armhf-cross libgomp1- armhf-cross libstdc+ +-7-dev- armhf-cross libstdc+ +6-4.7- dev-armhf- cross +6-armhf- cross libubsan0- armhf-cross
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
binutils-
gcc-7-
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED
g++-7-
libatomic1-
libgcc-
libstdc+
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 17 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 79.2 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
With 93 packages listed directly as reverse-depends it has the potential to make quite a mess.