How To Install lib32gcc-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gcc-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lib32gcc-4.8-dev
lib32gcc-4.8-dev is:
This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm.
There are three methods to install lib32gcc-4.8-dev 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 lib32gcc-4.8-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lib32gcc-4.8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lib32gcc-4.8-dev
Install lib32gcc-4.8-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lib32gcc-4.8-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lib32gcc-4.8-dev
Install lib32gcc-4.8-dev 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 lib32gcc-4.8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lib32gcc-4.8-dev
How To Uninstall lib32gcc-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lib32gcc-4.8-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lib32gcc-4.8-dev
Uninstall lib32gcc-4.8-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lib32gcc-4.8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32gcc-4.8-dev
Remove lib32gcc-4.8-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lib32gcc-4.8-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lib32gcc-4.8-dev
Remove lib32gcc-4.8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lib32gcc-4.8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32gcc-4.8-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gcc-4.8-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
