How To Install lib32gcc1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gcc1 on Debian 9. lib32gcc1 is GCC support library (32 bit Version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gcc1 on Debian 9.

What is lib32gcc1

lib32gcc1 is:

Shared version of the support library, a library of internal subroutines that GCC uses to overcome shortcomings of particular machines, or special needs for some languages.

There are three methods to install lib32gcc1 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 lib32gcc1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32gcc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32gcc1

Install lib32gcc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32gcc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32gcc1

Install lib32gcc1 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 lib32gcc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32gcc1

How To Uninstall lib32gcc1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lib32gcc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32gcc1

Uninstall lib32gcc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32gcc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32gcc1

Remove lib32gcc1 Configurations and Data

To remove lib32gcc1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32gcc1

Remove lib32gcc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32gcc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32gcc1

Dependencies

lib32gcc1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gcc1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.