How To Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib
libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib is:
GNU Standard C++ library for embedded ARM chips using Cortex-M, and Cortex-R processors.
This library is built using newlib as standard C library.
There are three methods to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib on Ubuntu 20.04. 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++-arm-none-eabi-newlib 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++-arm-none-eabi-newlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib
Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib
Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib 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++-arm-none-eabi-newlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib
How To Uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib
Uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib
Remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib Configurations and Data
To remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib
Remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.