How To Install gcc-xtensa-lx106 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-xtensa-lx106 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gcc-xtensa-lx106
gcc-xtensa-lx106 is:
Bare metal C cross compiler for chips using the Xtensa lx106 core, such as the Espressif ESP8266 wireless SoCs. This package is primarily for those developing for the ESP8266 platform and is not needed by normal users or developers.
There are three methods to install gcc-xtensa-lx106 on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-xtensa-lx106 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-xtensa-lx106 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-xtensa-lx106
Install gcc-xtensa-lx106 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-xtensa-lx106 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-xtensa-lx106
Install gcc-xtensa-lx106 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-xtensa-lx106 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-xtensa-lx106
How To Uninstall gcc-xtensa-lx106 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gcc-xtensa-lx106 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-xtensa-lx106
Uninstall gcc-xtensa-lx106 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-xtensa-lx106 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-xtensa-lx106
Remove gcc-xtensa-lx106 Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-xtensa-lx106 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-xtensa-lx106
Remove gcc-xtensa-lx106 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-xtensa-lx106 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-xtensa-lx106
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-xtensa-lx106 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.