How to install gcc-mips-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install gcc-mips-linux-gnu package on Ubuntu 16.10.
Quick installation of gcc-mips-linux-gnu:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gcc-mips-linux-gnu
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gcc-mips-linux-gnu
Package Details | |
| Package: | gcc-mips-linux-gnu |
| Version: | 4:6.1.1--2ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | GNU C compiler for the mips architecture This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C. . This is a dependency package providing the default GNU C cross-compiler for the mips architecture. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 16.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/devel |
How to install gcc-mips-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 16.10?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If gcc-mips-linux-gnu is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gcc-mips-linux-gnu' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gcc-mips-linux-gnu dpkg-query: package 'gcc-mips-linux-gnu' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing gcc-mips-linux-gnu:
After system update use the following command to install gcc-mips-linux-gnu:
sudo apt-get install gcc-mips-linux-gnu
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove gcc-mips-linux-gnu from Ubuntu 16.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gcc-mips-linux-gnu from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the gcc-mips-linux-gnu following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-mips-linux-gnu
Following command is used to remove the gcc-mips-linux-gnu package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gcc-mips-linux-gnu
This will remove gcc-mips-linux-gnu and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gcc-mips-linux-gnu with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gcc-mips-linux-gnu
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gcc-mips-linux-gnu
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gcc-mips-linux-gnu package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.