How To Install gcc-5-cross-base-ports on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-5-cross-base-ports on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gcc-5-cross-base-ports
gcc-5-cross-base-ports is:
This empty package contains changelog and copyright files common to all libraries contained in the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
There are three methods to install gcc-5-cross-base-ports 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 gcc-5-cross-base-ports Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-5-cross-base-ports using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-5-cross-base-ports
Install gcc-5-cross-base-ports Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-5-cross-base-ports using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-5-cross-base-ports
Install gcc-5-cross-base-ports 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 gcc-5-cross-base-ports using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-5-cross-base-ports
How To Uninstall gcc-5-cross-base-ports on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gcc-5-cross-base-ports package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-5-cross-base-ports
Uninstall gcc-5-cross-base-ports And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-5-cross-base-ports and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-5-cross-base-ports
Remove gcc-5-cross-base-ports Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-5-cross-base-ports configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-5-cross-base-ports
Remove gcc-5-cross-base-ports configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-5-cross-base-ports configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-5-cross-base-ports
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-5-cross-base-ports package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
