How To Install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32
gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32
How To Uninstall gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Uninstall gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Remove gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Remove gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-8-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
