How To Install libgnatcoll18 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll18 on Ubuntu 20.04. libgnatcoll18 is GNATColl, general purpose Ada library (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll18 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgnatcoll18

libgnatcoll18 is:

The GNAT Component Collection deals with: module tracing, efficient file IO, static string searching (Boyer-Moore), e-mails and mailboxes, Ravenscar tasking profiles, storage pools, JSON, logging, shell scripting. Components relying on external dependencies are distributed in separate packages.

This package contains the runtime shared library.

There are three methods to install libgnatcoll18 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 libgnatcoll18 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll18 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnatcoll18

Install libgnatcoll18 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll18 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnatcoll18

Install libgnatcoll18 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 libgnatcoll18 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnatcoll18

How To Uninstall libgnatcoll18 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgnatcoll18 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnatcoll18

Uninstall libgnatcoll18 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnatcoll18 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatcoll18

Remove libgnatcoll18 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnatcoll18 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatcoll18

Remove libgnatcoll18 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnatcoll18 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnatcoll18

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll18 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.