How To Install libgfortran-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgfortran-5-dev
libgfortran-5-dev is:
This package contains the headers and static library files needed to build GNU Fortran applications.
There are three methods to install libgfortran-5-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 libgfortran-5-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 libgfortran-5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgfortran-5-dev
Install libgfortran-5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran-5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgfortran-5-dev
Install libgfortran-5-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 libgfortran-5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgfortran-5-dev
How To Uninstall libgfortran-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgfortran-5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgfortran-5-dev
Uninstall libgfortran-5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgfortran-5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfortran-5-dev
Remove libgfortran-5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgfortran-5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgfortran-5-dev
Remove libgfortran-5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgfortran-5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfortran-5-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran-5-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
