How To Install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross is Phobos D standard library (soft float ABI development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross

libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross is:

This is the Phobos standard library that comes with the D2 compiler.

For more information check http://www.dlang.org/phobos/

There are three methods to install libsfphobos-5-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 libsfphobos-5-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 libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross

Install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross

Install libsfphobos-5-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 libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross

How To Uninstall libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross

Uninstall libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsfphobos-5-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 libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross

Remove libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross

Remove libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfphobos-5-dev-armhf-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.