How To Install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Ubuntu 18.04. gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf is GNU Fortran 95 compiler for the armhf architecture

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is `gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf`

gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf is:

This is the GNU Fortran 95 compiler, which compiles Fortran 95 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 Fortran 95 cross-compiler for the armhf architecture.

There are three methods to install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf 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-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf 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-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf 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-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf

How To Uninstall gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Uninstall gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Remove gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf Configurations and Data

To remove gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Remove gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-multilib-arm-linux-gnueabihf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.