How To Install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32
pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 is:
pkg-config is a system for managing library compile and link flags that works with automake and autoconf.
Increasingly libraries ship with “.pc” files that allow querying of the compiler and linker flags needed to use them through the pkg-config(1) program.
This is a dependency package providing cross pkg-config support for the x32 architecture.
There are three methods to install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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 pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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 pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32
How To Uninstall pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Uninstall pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Remove pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Configurations and Data
To remove pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Remove pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkg-config-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
