Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is binutils-for-build
binutils-for-build is:
The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate
binary and object files for the native architecture. They may be used in
conjunction with a build architecture compiler and various libraries to build
programs. When using binutils through this metapackage, tools without an
architecture prefix must be used.
Package: binutils-for-build
Architecture: all
Version: 2.34-6ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: binutils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: binutils (>= 2.30-2), binutils-common (>= 2.30-2)
Filename: pool/universe/b/binutils/binutils-for-build_2.34-6ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 1128
MD5sum: 6278aed24a3fd08acd7d7f84d91d09bc
SHA1: 6ab844e105e7e391b2dcff109477f52c46ed2abb
SHA256: 7d0f280c3ad8b01900170a46d6da98207df29a15e01c4e96fa5308d68c886473
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description-en: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the build architecture
The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate
binary and object files for the native architecture. They may be used in
conjunction with a build architecture compiler and various libraries to build
programs. When using binutils through this metapackage, tools without an
architecture prefix must be used.
There are three methods to install binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-for-build 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-for-build using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install binutils-for-build
Install binutils-for-build Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-for-build using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install binutils-for-build
Install binutils-for-build 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-for-build using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install binutils-for-build
How To Uninstall binutils-for-build on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the binutils-for-build package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove binutils-for-build
Uninstall binutils-for-build And Its Dependencies
To uninstall binutils-for-build and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-for-build
Remove binutils-for-build Configurations and Data
To remove binutils-for-build configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-for-build
Remove binutils-for-build configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove binutils-for-build configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-for-build
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-for-build package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
