How To Install libx32gfortran5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32gfortran5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libx32gfortran5 is Runtime library for GNU Fortran applications (x32)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32gfortran5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libx32gfortran5

libx32gfortran5 is:

Library needed for GNU Fortran applications linked against the shared library.

There are three methods to install libx32gfortran5 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 libx32gfortran5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32gfortran5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx32gfortran5

Install libx32gfortran5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32gfortran5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx32gfortran5

Install libx32gfortran5 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 libx32gfortran5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx32gfortran5

How To Uninstall libx32gfortran5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libx32gfortran5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx32gfortran5

Uninstall libx32gfortran5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx32gfortran5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx32gfortran5

Remove libx32gfortran5 Configurations and Data

To remove libx32gfortran5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx32gfortran5

Remove libx32gfortran5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx32gfortran5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32gfortran5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32gfortran5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.