How To Install libgcc1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc1 on Debian 9. libgcc1 is GCC support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc1 on Debian 9.

What is libgcc1

libgcc1 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 libgcc1 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 libgcc1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgcc1

Install libgcc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgcc1

Install libgcc1 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 libgcc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgcc1

How To Uninstall libgcc1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgcc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgcc1

Uninstall libgcc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgcc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcc1

Remove libgcc1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgcc1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgcc1

Remove libgcc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgcc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcc1

Dependencies

libgcc1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.