How To Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc on Ubuntu 22.04. libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc is GNU Standard C++ Library v3 for ARM Cortex-R/M processors (picolibc)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc

libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc is:

GNU Standard C++ library for embedded ARM chips using Cortex-M, and Cortex-R processors.

This library is built using picolibc as standard C library.

There are three methods to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc

Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc

Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc 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 libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc

How To Uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc

Uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc

Remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc Configurations and Data

To remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc

Remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-picolibc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.