How To Install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 22.04. binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi is GNU binary utilities, for arm-linux-gnueabi target

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi

binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi is:

This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the arm-linux-gnueabi target.

You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for arm-linux-gnueabi and arm-linux-gnueabi is not your native platform.

There are three methods to install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 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 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi

Install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi

Install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 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 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi

How To Uninstall binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi

Uninstall binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi

Remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi

Remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi

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Summary

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