How To Install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32
gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 is:
This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C.
This is a dependency package, depending on development packages for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
There are three methods to install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32
How To Uninstall gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Uninstall gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Remove gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Remove gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-8-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
