How To Install libtcc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtcc-dev
libtcc-dev is:
Libtcc is a library that uses tcc, a compiler several times faster than ‘gcc -O0’ to perform dynamic code generation. It exposes in its API all operations tcc performs to generate a binary from sources: setting header and library paths, compiling program from a source file, manipulating its symbols and handling relocation of its code among other things. Libtcc is also able to compile from a buffer.
This package contains the static library and header file for TCC (Tiny C Compiler).
NOTE: libtcc is still somewhat experimental and is not recommended for production use. The code it generates is much less optimized than what GCC produces, and compiler bugs can have serious security consequences for your program.
There are three methods to install libtcc-dev 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 libtcc-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 libtcc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtcc-dev
Install libtcc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtcc-dev
Install libtcc-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 libtcc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtcc-dev
How To Uninstall libtcc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtcc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtcc-dev
Uninstall libtcc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtcc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtcc-dev
Remove libtcc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtcc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtcc-dev
Remove libtcc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtcc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtcc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
