How To Install cpp-10 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpp-10 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cpp-10
cpp-10 is:
A macro processor that is used automatically by the GNU C compiler to transform programs before actual compilation.
This package has been separated from gcc for the benefit of those who require the preprocessor but not the compiler.
Package: cpp-10 Architecture: amd64 Version: 10-20200411-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/interpreters Source: gcc-10 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 28415 Depends: gcc-10-base (= 10-20200411-0ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libisl22 (>= 0.15), libmpc3, libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: gcc-10-locales (>= 10) Breaks: hardening-wrapper (« 2.8+nmu3), libmagics++-dev (« 2.28.0-4) Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-10/cpp-10_10-20200411-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 8049828 MD5sum: 6d4625f2bbeb178de77103914b1bee7c SHA1: 9776e51c000efcb19b4dfa252d4a0b6f667819d1 SHA256: eb3bd0ee9f1c47cf03383f5565785102e7d1983c9ec1f9756a610116095c4e4a Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/ Description-en: GNU C preprocessor A macro processor that is used automatically by the GNU C compiler to transform programs before actual compilation.
This package has been separated from gcc for the benefit of those who require the preprocessor but not the compiler.
There are three methods to install cpp-10 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cpp-10 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cpp-10 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cpp-10
Install cpp-10 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cpp-10 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cpp-10
Install cpp-10 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cpp-10 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cpp-10
How To Uninstall cpp-10 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cpp-10 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cpp-10
Uninstall cpp-10 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cpp-10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpp-10
Remove cpp-10 Configurations and Data
To remove cpp-10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cpp-10
Remove cpp-10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cpp-10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpp-10
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpp-10 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
