How To Install cpp-9 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpp-9 on Ubuntu 20.04. cpp-9 is GNU C preprocessor GNU C preprocessor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpp-9 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `cpp-9`

cpp-9 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. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop Build-Essential: yes

Package: cpp-9 Architecture: amd64 Version: 9.3.0-10ubuntu2 Priority: optional Section: interpreters Source: gcc-9 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 26218 Depends: gcc-9-base (= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libisl22 (>= 0.15), libmpc3, libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: gcc-9-locales (>= 8) Breaks: hardening-wrapper (« 2.8+nmu3), libmagics++-dev (« 2.28.0-4) Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-9/cpp-9_9.3.0-10ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 7490736 MD5sum: e23b3c84791d345845e7b10ed76f2a42 SHA1: f5c34dec4f6d7e78a7e88fb39743e051c44af47c SHA256: 5fc51c3a1afe2288441d72197ecf385668423121ae0890171aeba4f5f0be1247 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.

There are three methods to install cpp-9 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-9 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-9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cpp-9

Install cpp-9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cpp-9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cpp-9

Install cpp-9 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-9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpp-9

How To Uninstall cpp-9 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cpp-9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cpp-9

Uninstall cpp-9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cpp-9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpp-9

Remove cpp-9 Configurations and Data

To remove cpp-9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cpp-9

Remove cpp-9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cpp-9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpp-9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpp-9 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.