How To Install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 is:
This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C.
This package contains C cross-compiler for mips64el architecture.
There are three methods to install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 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-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 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-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
Install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
Install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 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-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
How To Uninstall gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
Uninstall gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
Remove gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
Remove gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-6-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
