How To Install binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 20.04. binutils-for-build is GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the build architecture GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the build architecture

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is binutils-for-build

binutils-for-build is:

The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate binary and object files for the native architecture. They may be used in conjunction with a build architecture compiler and various libraries to build programs. When using binutils through this metapackage, tools without an architecture prefix must be used.

Package: binutils-for-build Architecture: all Version: 2.34-6ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: universe/devel Source: binutils Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 6 Depends: binutils (>= 2.30-2), binutils-common (>= 2.30-2) Filename: pool/universe/b/binutils/binutils-for-build_2.34-6ubuntu1_all.deb Size: 1128 MD5sum: 6278aed24a3fd08acd7d7f84d91d09bc SHA1: 6ab844e105e7e391b2dcff109477f52c46ed2abb SHA256: 7d0f280c3ad8b01900170a46d6da98207df29a15e01c4e96fa5308d68c886473 Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/ Description-en: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the build architecture The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate binary and object files for the native architecture. They may be used in conjunction with a build architecture compiler and various libraries to build programs. When using binutils through this metapackage, tools without an architecture prefix must be used.

There are three methods to install binutils-for-build 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 binutils-for-build Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-for-build using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-for-build

Install binutils-for-build Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-for-build using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-for-build

Install binutils-for-build 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 binutils-for-build using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-for-build

How To Uninstall binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the binutils-for-build package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-for-build

Uninstall binutils-for-build And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-for-build and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-for-build

Remove binutils-for-build Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-for-build configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-for-build

Remove binutils-for-build configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-for-build configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-for-build

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-for-build package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.