How To Install libc6-arm64-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6-arm64-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. libc6-arm64-cross is GNU C Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6-arm64-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libc6-arm64-cross

libc6-arm64-cross is:

This package was generated by dpkg-cross for cross compiling.

Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others.

There are three methods to install libc6-arm64-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 libc6-arm64-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 libc6-arm64-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libc6-arm64-cross

Install libc6-arm64-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libc6-arm64-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libc6-arm64-cross

Install libc6-arm64-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 libc6-arm64-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libc6-arm64-cross

How To Uninstall libc6-arm64-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libc6-arm64-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libc6-arm64-cross

Uninstall libc6-arm64-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libc6-arm64-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc6-arm64-cross

Remove libc6-arm64-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libc6-arm64-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libc6-arm64-cross

Remove libc6-arm64-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libc6-arm64-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc6-arm64-cross

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6-arm64-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.