How To Install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. lib32gfortran-4.8-dev is Runtime library for GNU Fortran applications (32bit development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lib32gfortran-4.8-dev

lib32gfortran-4.8-dev is:

This package contains the headers and static library files needed to build GNU Fortran applications.

There are three methods to install lib32gfortran-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 lib32gfortran-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 lib32gfortran-4.8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev

Install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev

Install lib32gfortran-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 lib32gfortran-4.8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev

How To Uninstall lib32gfortran-4.8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lib32gfortran-4.8-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32gfortran-4.8-dev

Uninstall lib32gfortran-4.8-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32gfortran-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 lib32gfortran-4.8-dev

Remove lib32gfortran-4.8-dev Configurations and Data

To remove lib32gfortran-4.8-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32gfortran-4.8-dev

Remove lib32gfortran-4.8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32gfortran-4.8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32gfortran-4.8-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gfortran-4.8-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.