How To Install gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Ubuntu 18.04. gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf is GNU Ada compiler (setjump/longjump runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf

gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf 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 an alternative runtime library that handles exceptions using the setjump/longjump mechanism (as a static library only). You can install it to supplement the normal compiler.

There are three methods to install gnat-8-sjlj-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 gnat-8-sjlj-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 gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Install gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Install gnat-8-sjlj-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 gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf

How To Uninstall gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Uninstall gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnat-8-sjlj-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 gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Remove gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf Configurations and Data

To remove gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Remove gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-8-sjlj-arm-linux-gnueabihf

References

Summary

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