How To Install gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe is:
This is the GNU Go compiler, which compiles Go on platforms supported by the gcc compiler. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimized code.
This is a dependency package providing the default GNU Go cross-compiler for the powerpcspe architecture.
There are three methods to install gccgo-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 gccgo-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 gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Install gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Install gccgo-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 gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
How To Uninstall gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Uninstall gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gccgo-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 gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Remove gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe Configurations and Data
To remove gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Remove gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-powerpc-linux-gnuspe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
