How To Install gcc-6-plugin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-6-plugin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gcc-6-plugin-dev
gcc-6-plugin-dev is:
This package contains (header) files for GNU GCC plugin development. It is only used for the development of GCC plugins, but not needed to run plugins.
There are three methods to install gcc-6-plugin-dev 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-plugin-dev 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-plugin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-6-plugin-dev
Install gcc-6-plugin-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-6-plugin-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-6-plugin-dev
Install gcc-6-plugin-dev 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-plugin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-6-plugin-dev
How To Uninstall gcc-6-plugin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gcc-6-plugin-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-6-plugin-dev
Uninstall gcc-6-plugin-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-6-plugin-dev 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-plugin-dev
Remove gcc-6-plugin-dev Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-6-plugin-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-6-plugin-dev
Remove gcc-6-plugin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-6-plugin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-6-plugin-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-6-plugin-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
