How To Install gfortran-8-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-8-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gfortran-8-multilib
gfortran-8-multilib is:
This is the GNU Fortran compiler, which compiles Fortran on platforms supported by the gcc compiler.
This is a dependency package, depending on development packages for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
There are three methods to install gfortran-8-multilib 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 gfortran-8-multilib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gfortran-8-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfortran-8-multilib
Install gfortran-8-multilib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfortran-8-multilib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfortran-8-multilib
Install gfortran-8-multilib 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 gfortran-8-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfortran-8-multilib
How To Uninstall gfortran-8-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gfortran-8-multilib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfortran-8-multilib
Uninstall gfortran-8-multilib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfortran-8-multilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfortran-8-multilib
Remove gfortran-8-multilib Configurations and Data
To remove gfortran-8-multilib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfortran-8-multilib
Remove gfortran-8-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfortran-8-multilib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfortran-8-multilib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-8-multilib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
