How To Install lld on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lld on Ubuntu 22.04. lld is LLVM-based linker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lld on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lld

lld is:

LLD is a new, high-performance linker. It is built as a set of reusable components which highly leverage existing libraries in the larger LLVM Project.

There are three methods to install lld 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 lld Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lld

Install lld Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lld using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lld

Install lld 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 lld using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lld

How To Uninstall lld on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the lld package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lld

Uninstall lld And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lld and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lld

Remove lld Configurations and Data

To remove lld configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lld

Remove lld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lld configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lld

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lld package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.