How To Install libnewlib-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnewlib-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libnewlib-dev
libnewlib-dev is:
Newlib is a C library and math library intended for use on embedded systems. It is a conglomeration of several library parts, all under free software licenses that make them easily usable on embedded products.
This package contains the newlib headers.
There are three methods to install libnewlib-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnewlib-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 libnewlib-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnewlib-dev
Install libnewlib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnewlib-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnewlib-dev
Install libnewlib-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 libnewlib-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnewlib-dev
How To Uninstall libnewlib-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libnewlib-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnewlib-dev
Uninstall libnewlib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnewlib-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnewlib-dev
Remove libnewlib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnewlib-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnewlib-dev
Remove libnewlib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnewlib-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnewlib-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnewlib-dev
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.