How To Install binutils-common on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 350 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-common on Ubuntu.
What is binutils-common
binutils-common is:
This package contains the localization files used by binutils packages for various target architectures and parts of the binutils documentation. It is not useful on its own.
There are three methods to install binutils-common on Ubuntu. 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install binutils-common
Install binutils-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install binutils-common
Install binutils-common 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-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install binutils-common
How To Uninstall binutils-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the binutils-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove binutils-common
Uninstall binutils-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall binutils-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-common
Remove binutils-common Configurations and Data
To remove binutils-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-common
Remove binutils-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove binutils-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-common
Dependencies
binutils-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.