How To Install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross is GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (shared library subset kit) (powerpc)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross

libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross 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.

This package contains files for powerpc architecture, for use in cross-compile environment.

There are three methods to install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-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 libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-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 libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross

Install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross

Install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-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 libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross

How To Uninstall libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross

Uninstall libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross

Remove libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross

Remove libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-8-pic-powerpc-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.