How To Install libgcc-9-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc-9-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgcc-9-dev
libgcc-9-dev is:
This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm. Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop Build-Essential: yes
Package: libgcc-9-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 9.3.0-10ubuntu2 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: gcc-9 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 13892 Depends: gcc-9-base (= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libgcc-s1 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libgomp1 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libitm1 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libatomic1 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libasan5 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), liblsan0 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libtsan0 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libubsan1 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2), libquadmath0 (>= 9.3.0-10ubuntu2) Recommends: libc6-dev (>= 2.13-0ubuntu6) Breaks: libgccjit-9-dev (« 9.3.0-6) Replaces: libgccjit-9-dev (« 9.3.0-6) Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-9/libgcc-9-dev_9.3.0-10ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 2358672 MD5sum: 2956f22b973ff919ac4ff6def0f201f4 SHA1: a925367ed6afa107c68f2967e29e5e46849a0608 SHA256: d1db4de59b4184e502407a2abfde23ed1a966e590f17b4d206bdb4fbb7df0040 Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/ Description-en: GCC support library (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm. Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop Build-Essential: yes
There are three methods to install libgcc-9-dev 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 libgcc-9-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcc-9-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcc-9-dev
Install libgcc-9-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcc-9-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcc-9-dev
Install libgcc-9-dev 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 libgcc-9-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcc-9-dev
How To Uninstall libgcc-9-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgcc-9-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcc-9-dev
Uninstall libgcc-9-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcc-9-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcc-9-dev
Remove libgcc-9-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgcc-9-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcc-9-dev
Remove libgcc-9-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcc-9-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcc-9-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc-9-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.