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