How To Install cross-gcc-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cross-gcc-dev on Ubuntu.
What is cross-gcc-dev
cross-gcc-dev is:
This package provides the rules and scripts for making cross-toolchain packages. It can also be used directly to make cross-toolchains that are not packaged for the archive.
There are three methods to install cross-gcc-dev 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 cross-gcc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cross-gcc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cross-gcc-dev
Install cross-gcc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cross-gcc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cross-gcc-dev
Install cross-gcc-dev 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 cross-gcc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cross-gcc-dev
How To Uninstall cross-gcc-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the cross-gcc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cross-gcc-dev
Uninstall cross-gcc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cross-gcc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cross-gcc-dev
Remove cross-gcc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove cross-gcc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cross-gcc-dev
Remove cross-gcc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cross-gcc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cross-gcc-dev
Dependencies
cross-gcc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cross-gcc-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.