How To Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04. binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu is GNU binary utilities, for x86-64-linux-gnu target GNU binary utilities, for x86-64-linux-gnu target

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu is:

This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the x86-64-linux-gnu target.

You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for x86-64-linux-gnu and x86-64-linux-gnu is not your native platform. Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop Build-Essential: yes

Package: binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.34-6ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: allowed Priority: extra Section: 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: 9848 Depends: binutils-common (= 2.34-6ubuntu1), libbinutils (= 2.34-6ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.27), libctf-nobfd0 (>= 2.33.50), libctf0 (>= 2.33.50), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: binutils-doc (= 2.34-6ubuntu1) Breaks: binutils (« 2.29-6) Replaces: binutils (« 2.29-6) Filename: pool/main/b/binutils/binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu_2.34-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 1613868 MD5sum: d7c0e41c27ffb47fc3b385e29b87695f SHA1: 277c94917c42fc100d4e149ffbba141ba777a5f9 SHA256: ae3a254fe8073bb581e4fefcdc4d2b9d5a798f9b1f669e1d737d6fdc118f37df Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/ Description-en: GNU binary utilities, for x86-64-linux-gnu target This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the x86-64-linux-gnu target.

You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for x86-64-linux-gnu and x86-64-linux-gnu is not your native platform. Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop Build-Essential: yes

There are three methods to install binutils-x86-64-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-x86-64-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-x86-64-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Install binutils-x86-64-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-x86-64-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-x86-64-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-x86-64-linux-gnu

Remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.