How To Install sdcc on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdcc
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is sdcc
sdcc is:
SDCC is a C compiler for the Intel MCS51 family, HC08, PIC, GameBoy Z80, DS80S390, Z80, Z180 and STM8 microcontrollers.
This package includes the compiler, assemblers and linkers.
There are three methods to install sdcc
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sdcc
Install sdcc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sdcc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sdcc
Install sdcc 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
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sdcc
How To Uninstall sdcc on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the sdcc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sdcc
Uninstall sdcc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sdcc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdcc
Remove sdcc Configurations and Data
To remove sdcc
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sdcc
Remove sdcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sdcc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdcc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdcc
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.