How To Install lib32gfortran5 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gfortran5 on Ubuntu 22.04. lib32gfortran5 is Runtime library for GNU Fortran applications (32bit)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gfortran5 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lib32gfortran5

lib32gfortran5 is:

Library needed for GNU Fortran applications linked against the shared library.

There are three methods to install lib32gfortran5 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 lib32gfortran5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32gfortran5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32gfortran5

Install lib32gfortran5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32gfortran5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32gfortran5

Install lib32gfortran5 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 lib32gfortran5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32gfortran5

How To Uninstall lib32gfortran5 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the lib32gfortran5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32gfortran5

Uninstall lib32gfortran5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32gfortran5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32gfortran5

Remove lib32gfortran5 Configurations and Data

To remove lib32gfortran5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32gfortran5

Remove lib32gfortran5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32gfortran5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32gfortran5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32gfortran5 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.