How To Install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross is GCC support library (hard float ABI development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross

libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross is:

This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm.

There are three methods to install libhfgcc-8-dev-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 libhfgcc-8-dev-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 libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross

Install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross

Install libhfgcc-8-dev-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 libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross

How To Uninstall libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross

Uninstall libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhfgcc-8-dev-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 libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross

Remove libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross

Remove libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfgcc-8-dev-armel-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.