How To Install g++-6-multilib on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-6-multilib on Debian 9. g++-6-multilib is GNU C++ compiler (multilib support)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-6-multilib on Debian 9.

What is g++-6-multilib

g++-6-multilib is:

This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.

This is a dependency package, depending on development packages for the non-default multilib architecture(s).

There are three methods to install g++-6-multilib on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install g++-6-multilib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-6-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install g++-6-multilib

Install g++-6-multilib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-6-multilib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install g++-6-multilib

Install g++-6-multilib 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-6-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install g++-6-multilib

How To Uninstall g++-6-multilib on Debian 9

To uninstall only the g++-6-multilib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove g++-6-multilib

Uninstall g++-6-multilib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall g++-6-multilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-6-multilib

Remove g++-6-multilib Configurations and Data

To remove g++-6-multilib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge g++-6-multilib

Remove g++-6-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove g++-6-multilib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-6-multilib

Dependencies

g++-6-multilib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-6-multilib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.