How To Install g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu
g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu is:
This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.
This package contains C++ cross-compiler for riscv64 architecture.
Package: g++-9-riscv64-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: 20329 Provides: c++-compiler-riscv64-linux-gnu Depends: gcc-9-riscv64-linux-gnu-base (= 9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1), gcc-9-riscv64-linux-gnu (= 9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1), libstdc++-9-dev-riscv64-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-riscv64-linux-gnu_9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1_amd64.deb Size: 7208808 MD5sum: 97961113e5f866272c36285ecf4bd66c SHA1: 000f38da5c60e6656935bf021391f60343d2cd37 SHA256: ec022dd6e4dbfcbfb53acbdc2e8035c0ba3c94a88d52d7a2cc3db2e697c96054 Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/ Description-en: GNU C++ compiler (cross compiler for riscv64 architecture) This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.
This package contains C++ cross-compiler for riscv64 architecture.
There are three methods to install g++-9-riscv64-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-riscv64-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-riscv64-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu
Install g++-9-riscv64-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-riscv64-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu
Install g++-9-riscv64-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-riscv64-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu
How To Uninstall g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu
Uninstall g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall g++-9-riscv64-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-riscv64-linux-gnu
Remove g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu Configurations and Data
To remove g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu
Remove g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-9-riscv64-linux-gnu package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
