How To Install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross is Runtime library for GNU Fortran applications (soft float ABI development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross

libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross is:

This package contains the headers and static library files needed to build GNU Fortran applications.

There are three methods to install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross

Install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross

Install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross 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 libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross

How To Uninstall libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross

Uninstall libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross

Remove libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross

Remove libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfgfortran-8-dev-armhf-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.