How To Install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf
gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf is:
Bare metal compiler for embedded RISC-V chips supporting both 64 and 32 bit architectures. This package includes patches for vendor-specific ISA extensions.
There are three methods to install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-riscv64-unknown-elf 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-riscv64-unknown-elf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf
Install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf
Install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf 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-riscv64-unknown-elf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf
How To Uninstall gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf
Uninstall gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf
Remove gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf
Remove gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
