How To Install gcc-opt on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-opt on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gcc-opt
gcc-opt is:
set global flags for gcc, g++
There are three methods to install gcc-opt 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 gcc-opt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-opt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-opt
Install gcc-opt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-opt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-opt
Install gcc-opt 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 gcc-opt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-opt
How To Uninstall gcc-opt on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gcc-opt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-opt
Uninstall gcc-opt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-opt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-opt
Remove gcc-opt Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-opt configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-opt
Remove gcc-opt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-opt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-opt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-opt package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
