How To Install libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross is Runtime library for GNU Objective-C applications (soft float development files)

Introduction

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

What is libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross

libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross is:

This package contains the headers and static library files needed to build GNU ObjC applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross

Install libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross

Install libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-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 libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross

How To Uninstall libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross

Uninstall libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross

Remove libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross

Remove libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsfobjc-8-dev-armhf-cross

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Summary

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