How To Install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

Install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump using apt

Because s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

Install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

How to upgrade (update) a single package s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

Uninstall s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump and all its dependencies

To uninstall s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

Remove s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump with all configurations and data

To remove s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

Remove s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-s390x-linux-gnu

Extra info and code examples

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 s390x architecture.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the s390x-linux-gnu-gcov-dump from Ubuntu 22.04.

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