How To Install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04. g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu is GNU C++ compiler (cross compiler for alpha architecture) GNU C++ compiler (cross compiler for alpha architecture)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu

g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu is:

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

This package contains C++ cross-compiler for alpha architecture.

Package: g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu Architecture: amd64 Version: 9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1 Built-Using: gcc-9 (= 9.3.0-10ubuntu1) Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: universe/devel Source: gcc-9-cross-ports (18ubuntu3) Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 18441 Provides: c++-compiler-alpha-linux-gnu Depends: gcc-9-alpha-linux-gnu-base (= 9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1), gcc-9-alpha-linux-gnu (= 9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1), libstdc++-9-dev-alpha-cross (>= 8), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libisl22 (>= 0.15), libmpc3, libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: gcc-9-doc (>= 8) Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-9-cross-ports/g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu_9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1_amd64.deb Size: 6775020 MD5sum: 3695d9064152864b3d3a278f7d7defe7 SHA1: a025d8dbd90939a68fcf71283570777abd204bdd SHA256: 28c36ae2d368c5df40331b69afb6069fde5e23f3ba78d30cae9c8715cbc5a7c7 Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/ Description-en: GNU C++ compiler (cross compiler for alpha architecture) This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.

This package contains C++ cross-compiler for alpha architecture.

There are three methods to install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu 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 g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu 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++-9-alpha-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu

Install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu

Install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu 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 g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu

Uninstall g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu

Remove g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu Configurations and Data

To remove g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu

Remove g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu

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Summary

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