How To Install gcc-multilib on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-multilib on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gcc-multilib
gcc-multilib is:
This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C.
A dependency package on architectures with multilib support; the package contains dependencies for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
There are three methods to install gcc-multilib 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 gcc-multilib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-multilib
Install gcc-multilib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-multilib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-multilib
Install gcc-multilib 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 gcc-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-multilib
How To Uninstall gcc-multilib on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gcc-multilib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-multilib
Uninstall gcc-multilib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-multilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-multilib
Remove gcc-multilib Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-multilib configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-multilib
Remove gcc-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-multilib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-multilib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-multilib package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
