How To Install gccbrig on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccbrig on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gccbrig
gccbrig is:
This is the GNU BRIG (HSA IL) frontend. The consumed format is a binary representation. The textual HSAIL can be compiled to it with a separate assembler.
This is a dependency package providing the default GNU BRIG compiler.
There are three methods to install gccbrig on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gccbrig Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gccbrig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gccbrig
Install gccbrig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gccbrig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gccbrig
Install gccbrig 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 gccbrig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gccbrig
How To Uninstall gccbrig on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gccbrig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gccbrig
Uninstall gccbrig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gccbrig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccbrig
Remove gccbrig Configurations and Data
To remove gccbrig configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gccbrig
Remove gccbrig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gccbrig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccbrig
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccbrig package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
