How To Install libgnatprj5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatprj5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgnatprj5
libgnatprj5 is:
GNAT is a compiler for the Ada programming language. It produces optimized code on platforms supported by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
GNAT uses project files to organise source and object files in large-scale development efforts. The libgnatprj library exports GNAT project files management for use in other packages, most notably ASIS tools (package asis-programs) and GNAT Programming Studio (package gnat-gps). It is licensed under the pure GPL; all programs that use it must also be distributed under the GPL, or not distributed at all.
This package contains the runtime shared library.
There are three methods to install libgnatprj5 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 libgnatprj5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnatprj5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnatprj5
Install libgnatprj5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnatprj5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnatprj5
Install libgnatprj5 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 libgnatprj5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnatprj5
How To Uninstall libgnatprj5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgnatprj5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnatprj5
Uninstall libgnatprj5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnatprj5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatprj5
Remove libgnatprj5 Configurations and Data
To remove libgnatprj5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatprj5
Remove libgnatprj5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnatprj5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnatprj5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatprj5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
