How To Install libstdc++-6-pic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-6-pic on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libstdc++-6-pic
libstdc++-6-pic is:
This is used to develop subsets of the libstdc++ shared libraries for use on custom installation floppies and in embedded systems.
Unless you are making one of those, you will not need this package.
There are three methods to install libstdc++-6-pic 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 libstdc++-6-pic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-6-pic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++-6-pic
Install libstdc++-6-pic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-6-pic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstdc++-6-pic
Install libstdc++-6-pic 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 libstdc++-6-pic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++-6-pic
How To Uninstall libstdc++-6-pic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libstdc++-6-pic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstdc++-6-pic
Uninstall libstdc++-6-pic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstdc++-6-pic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++-6-pic
Remove libstdc++-6-pic Configurations and Data
To remove libstdc++-6-pic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++-6-pic
Remove libstdc++-6-pic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstdc++-6-pic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++-6-pic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-6-pic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
