How To Install binutils-multiarch on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-multiarch on Debian 9. binutils-multiarch is Binary utilities that support multi-arch targets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-multiarch on Debian 9.

What is binutils-multiarch

binutils-multiarch is:

The programs in this package are used to manipulate binary and object files that may have been created on other architectures. This package is primarily for multi-architecture developers and cross-compilers and is not needed by normal users or developers. Note that a cross-assembling version of gas is not included in this package, just the binary utilities.

NORMAL USERS SHOULD NOT INSTALL THIS PACKAGE. It’s meant only for those requiring support for reading info from binaries from other architectures.

There are three methods to install binutils-multiarch on Debian 9. 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-multiarch 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-multiarch using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-multiarch

Install binutils-multiarch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install binutils-multiarch

Install binutils-multiarch 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-multiarch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-multiarch

How To Uninstall binutils-multiarch on Debian 9

To uninstall only the binutils-multiarch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-multiarch

Uninstall binutils-multiarch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-multiarch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-multiarch

Remove binutils-multiarch Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-multiarch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-multiarch

Remove binutils-multiarch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-multiarch

Dependencies

binutils-multiarch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-multiarch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.