How To Install ldc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldc on Ubuntu 22.04. ldc is LLVM D Compiler

Introduction

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

What is ldc

ldc is:

LDC is a portable compiler for the D programming language with modern optimization and code generation capabilities.

It uses the official DMD compiler frontend to support the latest version of D, and relies on the LLVM Core libraries for code generation.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ldc

Install ldc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ldc

Install ldc 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 ldc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ldc

How To Uninstall ldc on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ldc

Uninstall ldc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldc

Remove ldc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ldc

Remove ldc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldc

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Summary

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