How To Install gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe is:
This is the GNU D compiler, which compiles D on platforms supported by gcc. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimised code.
This compiler supports D language version 2.
There are three methods to install gdc-8-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 gdc-8-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 gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Install gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Install gdc-8-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 gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
How To Uninstall gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Uninstall gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdc-8-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 gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Remove gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe Configurations and Data
To remove gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
Remove gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdc-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
