How To Install clang-13 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install clang-13 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is clang-13
clang-13 is:
Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20.
There are three methods to install clang-13 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 clang-13 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install clang-13 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install clang-13
Install clang-13 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install clang-13 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install clang-13
Install clang-13 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 clang-13 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install clang-13
How To Uninstall clang-13 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the clang-13 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove clang-13
Uninstall clang-13 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall clang-13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove clang-13
Remove clang-13 Configurations and Data
To remove clang-13 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge clang-13
Remove clang-13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove clang-13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clang-13
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install clang-13 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.