How To Install gobjc++-8-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc++-8-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04. gobjc++-8-multilib is GNU Objective-C++ compiler (multilib support)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc++-8-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gobjc++-8-multilib

gobjc++-8-multilib is:

This is the GNU Objective-C++ compiler, which compiles Objective-C++ on platforms supported by the gcc compiler.

This is a dependency package, depending on development packages for the non-default multilib architecture(s).

There are three methods to install gobjc++-8-multilib 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 gobjc++-8-multilib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gobjc++-8-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gobjc++-8-multilib

Install gobjc++-8-multilib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gobjc++-8-multilib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gobjc++-8-multilib

Install gobjc++-8-multilib 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 gobjc++-8-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gobjc++-8-multilib

How To Uninstall gobjc++-8-multilib on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gobjc++-8-multilib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gobjc++-8-multilib

Uninstall gobjc++-8-multilib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gobjc++-8-multilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gobjc++-8-multilib

Remove gobjc++-8-multilib Configurations and Data

To remove gobjc++-8-multilib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gobjc++-8-multilib

Remove gobjc++-8-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gobjc++-8-multilib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gobjc++-8-multilib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc++-8-multilib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.