How To Install libhfatomic1-armel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfatomic1-armel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. libhfatomic1-armel-cross is support library providing __atomic built-in functions (hard float ABI)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfatomic1-armel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhfatomic1-armel-cross

libhfatomic1-armel-cross is:

library providing __atomic built-in functions. When an atomic call cannot be turned into lock-free instructions, GCC will make calls into this library.

There are three methods to install libhfatomic1-armel-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 libhfatomic1-armel-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 libhfatomic1-armel-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhfatomic1-armel-cross

Install libhfatomic1-armel-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhfatomic1-armel-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhfatomic1-armel-cross

Install libhfatomic1-armel-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 libhfatomic1-armel-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhfatomic1-armel-cross

How To Uninstall libhfatomic1-armel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhfatomic1-armel-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhfatomic1-armel-cross

Uninstall libhfatomic1-armel-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhfatomic1-armel-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhfatomic1-armel-cross

Remove libhfatomic1-armel-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libhfatomic1-armel-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhfatomic1-armel-cross

Remove libhfatomic1-armel-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhfatomic1-armel-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhfatomic1-armel-cross

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfatomic1-armel-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.