How To Install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu
gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu is:
This is the GNU Modula-2 compiler, which compiles Modula-2 on platforms supported by gcc. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimised code.
Package: gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu Architecture: amd64 Version: 9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1 Built-Using: gcc-9 (= 9.3.0-10ubuntu1) Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: universe/devel Source: gcc-9-cross-ports (18ubuntu3) Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 20590 Depends: gcc-9-alpha-linux-gnu-base (>= 8), g++-9-alpha-linux-gnu (>= 8), libgm2-9-dev-alpha-cross (>= 8), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libisl22 (>= 0.15), libmpc3, libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), libstdc++6 (>= 5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-9-cross-ports/gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu_9.3.0-10ubuntu1cross1_amd64.deb Size: 6085452 MD5sum: 6cfaf8ded1dd61f09c53a8aa2f40bf50 SHA1: f60504c18d23274c6d5cd0bfaba2b7a3563ab24f SHA256: 1feace2546a5d08c875d4a01a36676be6e930ab5cd926817ff7b4d2e96d9ef58 Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/ Description-en: GNU Modula-2 compiler (cross compiler for alpha architecture) This is the GNU Modula-2 compiler, which compiles Modula-2 on platforms supported by gcc. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimised code.
There are three methods to install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu
Install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu
Install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu 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 gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu
How To Uninstall gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu
Uninstall gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu
Remove gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu Configurations and Data
To remove gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu
Remove gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gm2-9-alpha-linux-gnu package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.