How To Install ldc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ldc
ldc is:
LDC is a compiler for the D programming Language. It is based on the latest DMD frontend and uses LLVM as backend.
This is the actual ldc compiler
There are three methods to install ldc 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 ldc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ldc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldc
Install ldc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ldc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldc
Install ldc 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 ldc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldc
How To Uninstall ldc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ldc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldc
Uninstall ldc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldc
Remove ldc Configurations and Data
To remove ldc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldc
Remove ldc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
