How To Install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is g++-arm-linux-gnueabi
g++-arm-linux-gnueabi is:
This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.
This is a dependency package providing the default GNU C++ cross-compiler for the armel architecture.
There are three methods to install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi 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 g++-arm-linux-gnueabi 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++-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi
Install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi
Install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi 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++-arm-linux-gnueabi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi
How To Uninstall g++-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the g++-arm-linux-gnueabi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabi
Uninstall g++-arm-linux-gnueabi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall g++-arm-linux-gnueabi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-arm-linux-gnueabi
Remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabi Configurations and Data
To remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge g++-arm-linux-gnueabi
Remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-arm-linux-gnueabi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-arm-linux-gnueabi package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.