How To Install gdc-8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdc-8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gdc-8
gdc-8 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 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdc-8
Install gdc-8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdc-8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdc-8
Install gdc-8 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdc-8
How To Uninstall gdc-8 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gdc-8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdc-8
Uninstall gdc-8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdc-8 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
Remove gdc-8 Configurations and Data
To remove gdc-8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdc-8
Remove gdc-8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdc-8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdc-8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdc-8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.