How To Install g++-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is g++-multilib
g++-multilib is:
This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.
A dependency package on architectures with multilib support; the package contains dependencies for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
There are three methods to install g++-multilib 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++-multilib 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++-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install g++-multilib
Install g++-multilib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install g++-multilib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install g++-multilib
Install g++-multilib 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++-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install g++-multilib
How To Uninstall g++-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the g++-multilib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove g++-multilib
Uninstall g++-multilib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall g++-multilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-multilib
Remove g++-multilib Configurations and Data
To remove g++-multilib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge g++-multilib
Remove g++-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove g++-multilib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-multilib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-multilib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
