How To Install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04. binutils-ia64-linux-gnu is GNU binary utilities, for ia64-linux-gnu target GNU binary utilities, for ia64-linux-gnu target

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is binutils-ia64-linux-gnu

binutils-ia64-linux-gnu is:

This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the ia64-linux-gnu target.

You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for ia64-linux-gnu and ia64-linux-gnu is not your native platform.

Package: binutils-ia64-linux-gnu Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.34-6ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: allowed Priority: optional Section: universe/devel Source: binutils Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 4663 Depends: binutils-common (= 2.34-6ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.27), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: binutils-doc (= 2.34-6ubuntu1) Breaks: binutils (« 2.29-6) Replaces: binutils (« 2.29-6) Filename: pool/universe/b/binutils/binutils-ia64-linux-gnu_2.34-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 1137404 MD5sum: 1acea7a3ccaac059d286d2df7719d97c SHA1: f2440b7079d2b2d5d138db910555e6481bc879cb SHA256: 486b5d18d81d00b63cc5198fc89d06969df073ee6978c05b3d25e7f18feda3c1 Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/ Description-en: GNU binary utilities, for ia64-linux-gnu target This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the ia64-linux-gnu target.

You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for ia64-linux-gnu and ia64-linux-gnu is not your native platform.

There are three methods to install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu 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 binutils-ia64-linux-gnu Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu

Install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu

Install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu 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 binutils-ia64-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall binutils-ia64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the binutils-ia64-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-ia64-linux-gnu

Uninstall binutils-ia64-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-ia64-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-ia64-linux-gnu

Remove binutils-ia64-linux-gnu Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-ia64-linux-gnu configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-ia64-linux-gnu

Remove binutils-ia64-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-ia64-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-ia64-linux-gnu

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-ia64-linux-gnu package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.