How To Install libgfortran5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgfortran5
libgfortran5 is:
Library needed for GNU Fortran applications linked against the shared library.
There are three methods to install libgfortran5 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 libgfortran5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgfortran5
Install libgfortran5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgfortran5
Install libgfortran5 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 libgfortran5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgfortran5
How To Uninstall libgfortran5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgfortran5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgfortran5
Uninstall libgfortran5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgfortran5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfortran5
Remove libgfortran5 Configurations and Data
To remove libgfortran5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgfortran5
Remove libgfortran5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgfortran5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfortran5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
