How To Install dpkg-cross on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dpkg-cross
dpkg-cross is:
dpkg-cross is a tool for installing libraries and headers from packages which have not been converted for Multi-Arch to support cross compiling.
There are three methods to install dpkg-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 dpkg-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 dpkg-cross using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dpkg-cross
Install dpkg-cross Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-cross using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dpkg-cross
Install dpkg-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 dpkg-cross using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dpkg-cross
How To Uninstall dpkg-cross on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dpkg-cross package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dpkg-cross
Uninstall dpkg-cross And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dpkg-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpkg-cross
Remove dpkg-cross Configurations and Data
To remove dpkg-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dpkg-cross
Remove dpkg-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dpkg-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpkg-cross
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
