How To Install sdcc-libraries on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdcc-libraries on Ubuntu 18.04. sdcc-libraries is Small Device C Compiler (libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdcc-libraries on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sdcc-libraries

sdcc-libraries is:

SDCC is a C compiler for the Intel MCS51 family, HC08, PIC, GameBoy Z80, DS80S390, Z80, Z180 and STM8 microcontrollers.

This package contains the core library for SDCC.

There are three methods to install sdcc-libraries 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 sdcc-libraries Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sdcc-libraries

Install sdcc-libraries Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sdcc-libraries

Install sdcc-libraries 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 sdcc-libraries using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sdcc-libraries

How To Uninstall sdcc-libraries on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sdcc-libraries package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sdcc-libraries

Uninstall sdcc-libraries And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdcc-libraries

Remove sdcc-libraries Configurations and Data

To remove sdcc-libraries configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sdcc-libraries

Remove sdcc-libraries configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdcc-libraries

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Summary

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