How To Install gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04. gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe is GNU Ada compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe

gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe is:

GNAT is a compiler for the Ada programming language. It produces optimized code on platforms supported by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).

This package provides the compiler, tools and runtime library that handles exceptions using the default zero-cost mechanism.

There are three methods to install gnat-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 gnat-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 gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe

Install gnat-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 gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe

Install gnat-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 gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe

How To Uninstall gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe

Uninstall gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnat-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 gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe

Remove gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe Configurations and Data

To remove gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe

Remove gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-powerpc-linux-gnuspe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.