How To Install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 18.04. g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu is GNU C++ compiler (multilib support) (cross compiler for ppc64 architecture)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu

g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu is:

This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.

This is a dependency package, depending on development packages for the non-default multilib architecture(s).

There are three methods to install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-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 g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu

Install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu

Install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-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 g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu

Uninstall g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu

Remove g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu Configurations and Data

To remove g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu

Remove g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-8-multilib-powerpc64-linux-gnu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.