How To Install linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross is Linux Kernel Headers for development (for cross-compiling)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross

linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross is:

This package provides headers from the Linux kernel. These headers are used by the installed headers for GNU glibc and other system libraries. They are NOT meant to be used to build third-party modules for your kernel. Use linux-headers-* packages for that.

There are three methods to install linux-libc-dev-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 linux-libc-dev-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 linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross

Install linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross

Install linux-libc-dev-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 linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross

How To Uninstall linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross

Uninstall linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-libc-dev-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 linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross

Remove linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross Configurations and Data

To remove linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross

Remove linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross

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Summary

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