How To Install gnat-gps-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-gps-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnat-gps-common
gnat-gps-common is:
GNAT Programming Studio is a complete integrated development environment that gives access to a wide range of tools and integrates them smoothly.
This package contains images, templates and plug-ins required at run time by GPS.
There are three methods to install gnat-gps-common 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-gps-common 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-gps-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-gps-common
Install gnat-gps-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-gps-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-gps-common
Install gnat-gps-common 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-gps-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-gps-common
How To Uninstall gnat-gps-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnat-gps-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-gps-common
Uninstall gnat-gps-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-gps-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnat-gps-common
Remove gnat-gps-common Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-gps-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-gps-common
Remove gnat-gps-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-gps-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-gps-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-gps-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
