How To Install gputils-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gputils-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gputils-common
gputils-common is:
Those utilities for the Microchip PIC microcontrollers family contain an assembler (compatible with MPASM), a disassembler, and other tools.
This package contains the headers and linker scripts needed by gputils.
There are three methods to install gputils-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 gputils-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 gputils-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gputils-common
Install gputils-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gputils-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gputils-common
Install gputils-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 gputils-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gputils-common
How To Uninstall gputils-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gputils-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gputils-common
Uninstall gputils-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gputils-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gputils-common
Remove gputils-common Configurations and Data
To remove gputils-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gputils-common
Remove gputils-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gputils-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gputils-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gputils-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
