How To Install mold 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 mold on Ubuntu.
What is mold
mold is:
mold is a faster drop-in replacement for existing Unix linkers. It is several times faster than LLVM lld linker mold is created for increasing developer productivity by reducing build time especially in rapid debug-edit-rebuild cycles.
There are three methods to install mold 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 mold Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mold using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mold
Install mold Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mold using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mold
Install mold 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 mold using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mold
How To Uninstall mold on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mold package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mold
Uninstall mold And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mold and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mold
Remove mold Configurations and Data
To remove mold configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mold
Remove mold configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mold configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mold
Dependencies
mold have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mold package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.