How To Install gccintro on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccintro on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gccintro
gccintro is:
This manual provides a tutorial introduction to the GNU C and C++ compilers, gcc and g++.
Many books teach the C and C++ languages, this book explains how to use the compiler itself. Based on years of observation of questions posted on mailing lists, it guides the reader straight to the important options of GCC!
Concisely written, with numerous easy-to-follow “Hello World” examples.
Now with extensive new sections on error messages, portability and floating point arithmetic!
Features a special foreword by Richard M. Stallman, principal developer of GCC and founder of the GNU Project.
The content of this Debian packaged version has some minor adjustments to match learning experiences under the Debian environment.
Please note the Debian package version tracks on the upstream tarball version. When upstream releases a new version as a patch file, the Debian package version stays with the upstream tarball version.
The actual current upstream version is 1.1.
There are three methods to install gccintro 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 gccintro Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gccintro using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gccintro
Install gccintro Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gccintro using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gccintro
Install gccintro 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 gccintro using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gccintro
How To Uninstall gccintro on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gccintro package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gccintro
Uninstall gccintro And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gccintro and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccintro
Remove gccintro Configurations and Data
To remove gccintro configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gccintro
Remove gccintro configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gccintro configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccintro
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccintro package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
