How To Install gnat-8-sjlj on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-sjlj on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gnat-8-sjlj
gnat-8-sjlj 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 on Ubuntu 22.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-8-sjlj
Install gnat-8-sjlj Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-8-sjlj using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-8-sjlj
Install gnat-8-sjlj 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-8-sjlj
How To Uninstall gnat-8-sjlj on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gnat-8-sjlj package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-8-sjlj
Uninstall gnat-8-sjlj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-8-sjlj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnat-8-sjlj
Remove gnat-8-sjlj Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-8-sjlj configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-8-sjlj
Remove gnat-8-sjlj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-8-sjlj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-8-sjlj
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-sjlj package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.