How To Install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross is GCC support library (64bit development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross

lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross 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 lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross 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 lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross

Install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross

Install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross 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 lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross

How To Uninstall lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross

Uninstall lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross

Remove lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross Configurations and Data

To remove lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross

Remove lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib64gcc-8-dev-mipsel-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.